Crime & Safety
Milwaukee Officer Home Recovering From Accidental Shooting: Police
The Milwaukee police officer who was injured Friday when a suspect's gun accidentally went off is home recovering, authorities said Tuesday.
MILWAUKEE, WI — In a brief update Tuesday, Milwaukee police said the officer who was inadvertently shot Friday after a police foot chase is home recovering.
It happened near 11th and Keefe Avenue around noon that day after police exchanged gunfire with a suspect who was wanted in connection with a felony violation of a domestic abuse court order, according to a news release put out Friday by Milwaukee police. The suspect, a 43-year-old man, died after the chase from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
The officer was shot by the suspect's gun when other officers were approaching the suspect and stabilizing him with a tactical ballistic shield, according to police.
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The 36-year-old officer has over five years of service, police said. After the shooting, the officer was brought to the hospital with injuries that were not expected to be life-threatening.
Leading up to the accidental shooting, police said they spotted the suspect just before noon. When officers approached the man he ran away and shot at officers multiple times with police returning shots once, according to the police news release.
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Police said it didn't appear that anyone was injured in those rounds of gunfire. After the chase, the suspect ran into a backyard in the 3500 block of 11th Street where police said he shot a gun at his head.
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