Around 8:40 p.m. a man was stopped by VA police outside the east entrance of the Milwaukee VA Medical Center. Police told the man to drop his shotgun, but he refused. After he threatened VA police, they shot and killed him.
Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Motive: Person with a gun
Confrontation Type: Person with a Weapon (gun)
Service Call: No
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Joseph W. Denton
Death Date: July 6, 2020
County: Milwaukee
Geography: Undetermined
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Race: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Washington Post Database ID: 5970