South Milwaukee officer fatally shoots man who fired at police
SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. - A South Milwaukee police officer fatally shot a man who threatened to kill himself -- and then fired a shot at officers on Monday afternoon, Oct. 19, officials said.
The incident unfolded around 1:20 p.m. on Monday -- when police were dispatched to the neighborhood near 8th Avenue and Blake Avenue. Officials said the man threatening suicide was on a porch and was armed with a handgun. He fired one round at officers -- and one officer returned fire, fatally striking the man on the porch.
"I looked out the window and I saw a police officer on his knee behind a tree with a rifle," said Jim Malek, who lives nearby and watched the incident unfold. "Being a quiet neighborhood, it's just kind of shock. You don't expect anything like that ever."
The incident drew a large law enforcement presence, including the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Crime Scene Response team.
Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm was also at the scene.
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Significant police presence near 8th and Blake in South Milwaukee
The deceased is identified as a 43-year-old South Milwaukee man.
The officer who fired the shot at the man has been with the South Milwaukee Police Department for 22 years -- and is now on administrative duty.
"You know, you just worry about everybody involved in the whole situation. It's sad, just a sad situation," said South Milwaukee resident Julie Janikowski.
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Significant police presence near 8th and Blake in South Milwaukee
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The Greenfield Police Department is now handling this investigation -- which will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office for review.
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