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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man was killed by Milwaukee officers after he led them on a chase into a busy downtown bar district, then got out of his vehicle and opened fire on them, police said.
One
bystander, a 22-year-old Hudson woman, was hit by gunfire in the Friday night
shootout, police said. Authorities said they did not immediately know if she
was shot by police or by the man; police said her injuries were not
life-threatening and she was treated at a local hospital. No officers were hit
by gunfire.
Police said
the 47-year-old Milwaukee man was wanted in a homicide and police had spotted
him in a vehicle and tried to stop him at about 11 p.m. Friday when he fled.
When the chase ended downtown, police said, the man got out of his vehicle and
“fired several shots at officers.” Several officers shot back, killing him,
police said.
A video
circulating on social media shows at least five police cars chasing a pickup
truck before multiple shots are heard. In another video, multiple people can be
seen standing on the sidewalk as police cars drive by with lights and sirens,
then they scatter as gunshots ring out.
Police have
not released the names of the man or the injured bystander, who they say was
not involved. Police said the man’s firearm was recovered, but they did not
release details about what kind of firearm it was.
The eight
officers involved have been placed on administrative duty, as is routine in
police shootings. The officers range in age from 22 to 47, and have varying
levels of experience, ranging from more than three years to more than 12 years
with Milwaukee Police Department.
The Oak
Creek Police Department is leading the investigation and said Saturday that
they had no additional details to release, citing the ongoing investigation.
The Milwaukee Police Department referred questions to the medical examiner and
to Oak Creek police.