Traffic Stop Police Shooting Prompts Wisconsin DOJ Investigation

WATERTOWN, WI — Wisconsin authorities say they're investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened Sunday night in Watertown.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice, a Watertown police officer conducted a traffic stop on a driver in Watertown after police said they wanted to bring the man in for questioning related to an apparent domestic incident. Police said the officer pulled the man, identified as a 31-year-old white man, because his car had a burned-out taillight.

Wisconsin Department of Justice officials said the officer tried non-lethal means to get the man under control, to no avail. A series of events, not specified by law enforcement, led the officer to fire his gun at the man, striking him once. A firearm not belonging to the officer was found on-scene, state officials said.

Police said the officer immediately began life-saving measures on the man, and paramedics later rushed him to a nearby hospital. The man's condition as of Monday afternoon has yet to be released to the public.

No law enforcement personnel or other people were injured during the incident, authorities noted.

The involved officer from Watertown Police Department was placed on administrative leave, per department policy, officials said Monday.

HAPPENING OVERNIGHT: Officer-involved shooting under investigation in Watertown. Police say it started with a traffic stop, searching for the suspect in an alleged domestic incident. No word on suspect's condition. A gun was recovered at the scene. @fox6wakeup pic.twitter.com/ZYY1ePgAbm
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