Police received a call at 7:55 p.m. to respond to a "call for service." The sheriff did not specify what service was needed, but apparently a deputy shot and killed a man. Very little information was immediately released. The decedent's name was withheld even after the family was notified. (Not to editorialize, but this sort of secrecy and information delay frequently surrounds a death that involves important people in the community.)
Victim's Name: Tyler D. Whitmire
Agency Responsible: Kewaunee County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Race: White
Date of Death: August 21, 2017
County: Brown
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Other
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2886
Geography: Rural