Overview
- Officers patrolling downtown heard gunshots early Sunday and a fleeing driver struck a 25-year-old officer before officers returned fire.
- Police say the driver, an 18-year-old man, was struck by police gunfire, taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and arrested.
- Officers found a firearm inside the suspect’s car and a second gun nearby after locating the unoccupied vehicle in the 1200 block of West Fond du Lac Avenue.
- Two other people were treated for gunshot wounds at hospitals but investigators have not determined whether their injuries were tied to the same incident.
- The three officers who fired have been placed on administrative duty while the Milwaukee Police Homicide Unit conducts a standard, ongoing investigation and the department reviews the case.