De Pere police shooting; man with rifle fatally shot at boat launch

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Published  July 27, 2025 6:36am CDT
FOX6 News Milwaukee

The Brief

    • The Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating a fatal police shooting in De Pere.
    • The shooting happened early Saturday, July 26.
    • The man who was shot had been brandishing a rifle at a boat launch, officials said in a news release.

DE PERE, Wis. - The v Department of Justice is investigating a police shooting that happened early Saturday, July 26. 

Police shooting

What we know:

Officials say just before 1 a.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to the Perkofski Boat Launch in De Pere to investigate a person with a rifle. 

Officers from De Pere Police, Ashwaubenon Public Safety & the Brown County Sheriff's Office responded and attempted to negotiate with the individual. A news release says shortly after, the subject showed their rifle and officers from De Pere and Ashwaubenon fired their weapons and hit the person. 

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The individual was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

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