Scene on State Highway 175 (Stadium Freeway)
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee police sergeant shot and killed a person driving the wrong-way on State Highway 175 after that person showed a firearm on Monday night, Nov. 2.
State Highway 175 (north of the Stadium Interchange) was closed from Martin to Lisbon, with traffic being diverted off at Vliet. As of 11:30 p.m. it was still closed.
Sequence of events
What To Know:
According to Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman during a news conference, at 8:15 p.m., a sergeant was near State Highway 175 and Lloyd when they saw a truck make a U-turn and drive southbound in a northbound lane of the highway.
The sergeant called into dispatch and tried to make contact with the suspect driver.
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Viewer picture shows the scene on the freeway
During the encounter, the suspect displayed a firearm. The sergeant fired his duty firearm at the suspect, who died at the scene. The suspect's firearm was recovered.
What's next:
The sergeant is a 37-year-old man with more than 15 years of service. He has been placed on administrative leave. The Milwaukee Area Investigative Team will be investigating this incident with the West Allis Police Department being the lead agency.
MPD later told FOX6 that the sergeant was on-duty at the time.
Video related to the incident will be released within 15 days in accordance with Standard Operating Procedure 575.
What we don't know:
Specific details of the shooting, including if the suspect fired any shots, are not known.
The Source: Information in this post was sourced from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner, Milwaukee police, and FOX6 crews on scene.