Man Who Shot Milwaukee Sheriff's Deputy Turned Gun On Himself, Investigators Said

MILWAUKEE, WI — The man who shot a deputy sheriff during a traffic stop and subsequent foot chase early Wednesday has died of a self-inflicted gunshot, police said.

According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, investigators found the man dead near S. 60th Street and West Main Street. Evidence at the scene suggested he had fled the traffic stop that led to the deputy's shooting, officials said.

The deputy sheriff was shot in the arms and torso. He was taken to a local hospital around 3:30 a.m. and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries, Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas said at a news conference.

The shooting followed a 2 a.m. traffic stop, during which a car's driver and passenger both got out of the vehicle and ran away. The driver was arrested near the on-ramp to Interstate 94 by S. 68th Street, but the sheriff's office said the passenger pulled out a gun and shot the deputy who was chasing him as they reached the 6300 block of W. Dixon Street.

An alert system telling people near S. 64th Street and W. Dixon Street to shelter in place was sent to residents' phones across Milwaukee County and in Waukesha, according to numerous social media posts. The shelter in place order was lifted at around 11:30 a.m.

MacDowell Montessori School and Burbank Elementary School, both near where the shooting happened, switched to virtual learning today, Milwaukee Public Schools said in a statement.

Anyone struggling with mental health can get help by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, visiting this website or by texting HOME to 741741.

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