MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Manitowoc County Sheriff Jerry Sauve says three deputies who shot and killed a man last month are returning to work.
Back on June 15, deputies found 38-year-old Michael Rasmussen on Highway 141 in Pembine after getting an alert from Madison police that he was suicidal, a danger to authorities and heading from his home in Fitchburg to see family in the Northwoods.
Authorities attempted to negotiate with Rasmussen, but he threatened to shoot officers.
Eventually, officials say he stopped, got out of his vehicle with a gun, and ignored deputies’ commands to drop his gun. 3 deputies then fatally shot him.
In an email from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, an official says their investigation into the incident continues and they have yet to turn over the entire case to Marinette County district attorney Allen Brey. A final decision on this case has yet to be made.
