Overview
- Officers responding to reports of gunfire saw a 2015 Audi S6 driving in circles and, according to police, issued commands to the driver before the vehicle accelerated and struck an officer on July 5.
- Prosecutors charged Hunter Meyer, 18, on July 9 with a slate of counts that include first-degree recklessly endangering safety with a dangerous weapon, two felony hit-and-run causing injury counts, carrying a concealed weapon, and fleeing an officer.
- Police say officers, including the injured 25-year-old patrolwoman, fired at the vehicle and struck Meyer; he was found nearby with non-life-threatening injuries, taken to a hospital, and arrested.
- Investigators recovered two 9 mm handguns and multiple shell casings near the scene and the crashed Audi, and court documents say witnesses reported shots being fired in a crowded parking lot before the chase.
- The three officers who fired their weapons have been placed on administrative duty as the Milwaukee Police Homicide Unit conducts its standard review and prosecutors decide whether to pursue the charges to trial.