Man Shot By UWM Cop Had Weapon: Police

MILWAUKEE, WI — The man shot by a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police officer Tuesday morning had a weapon on him and was fighting police when he was shot, according to police. It started when police got a call about a man sleeping in the Fine Arts building.

When police arrived, they found a man, later determined not to be a student or school employee, and "a physical altercation took place," police said in a tweet. "Officers discovered the man had a weapon and shot him during the altercation."

The officers then administered first aid, police say. The man was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.

Police say the officers were also taken to hospitals with minor injuries, a release from the school says.

An alert was sent to the student body around 7 a.m. Tuesday, and soon after tweeted "UWM Safe Alert: Subject is no longer at large. Please stay away from the Fire Arts Complex."

The Oak Creek Police Department has taken over the investigation as per guidelines, the school said.

The school asked everybody to avoid the Fine Arts Complex, but it is now reopened.

No students or faculty were involved, police say, and school is on break right now.

Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.