Overview
- Police say the March 12 encounter began as a parole-violation check near the 1900 block of South 12th Street around 10 a.m.
- Chief Jeffrey Norman said the driver refused orders, drove for several blocks with the officer holding onto the driver’s-side window, and was shot after repeated commands to stop.
- The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner reported the 35-year-old driver died at Froedtert Hospital; the officer sustained minor injuries.
- Family members identified the deceased as Jonathan (Johnathan) Otto, and Department of Corrections records show he had been on parole since 2023 with prior fleeing convictions.
- A bystander’s dash-cam captured the officer clinging to the truck, the passenger was evaluated and uninjured, and the 46-year-old officer with 21 years of service was placed on administrative duty as West Allis Police lead the probe.