MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Wheeler News Service) — Milwaukee firefighters responding to a call for medical help found themselves in the middle of what was called an “ongoing violent encounter.”
When police arrived on the scene, they searched the home for a suspect and found an 18-year-old man holding a long gun. Milwaukee police say that man pointed the gun at the 50-year-old officer and the officer shot him.
No one else was injured and the teenager was taken to a hospital for treatment. Police say the man with the gun has a criminal record.
The officer was placed on administrative duty and the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation was called in to handle the case.
