Police Shoot Suspect After Greenfield Officer Injured In Traffic Stop

GREENFIELD, WI — Two Greenfield police officers were put on administrative leave Monday after they shot a suspect who was believed to be involved in a traffic stop shortly prior where another officer was hospitalized, according to police.

It started with an officer pulling over a man around 1:30 a.m. near the Rodeway Inn and Suites on South 27th Street, police said. But during the stop, the driver became resistive and at one point he threatened to shoot officers with a gun, police said. As police tried to arrest the man, an officer was injured and the suspect ran away, according to the news release.

Officers were called in from several nearby departments to continue the search until eventually, the hotel notified police of a possible sighting of the suspect, police said.

Two Greenfield officers responded and shot at the 21-year-old Milwaukee man, who was struck multiple times, police said. Both officers—one was 23 years old with two years of experience while the other was 29 with over three years of experience—were placed on administrative leave amid an investigation, police said.

Police did not immediately clarify what sparked the officers to use their firearms.

The Milwaukee Fire Department treated the suspect, whose injuries were thought to be non-fatal, police said.

The officer who was injured beforehand was treated and released.

The Oak Creek Police Department is leading an investigation into the shooting with the Milwaukee Area Investigative Team, police said, and all footage of the incident is being handed over to them. Police asked anyone with information to contact Oak Creek police.