Troopers attempted a traffic stop of a car with a driver and one passenger about 12:30 p.m. The car briefly stopped, the passenger got out and fled, and the car then fled as well. The passenger was found. Troopers pursued the car, and the driver of the car allegedly shot at them. Spikes strips disabled the vehicle, and the driver got out of the car with a handgun and tried to carjack another vehicle, and three troopers shot and killed the driver of the previously fleeing vehicle.
Killer: Keegan Williams, Alexander Polizzi, David Heinisch
Agency: Wisconsin State Patrol
Motive: Traffic violation
Confrontation Type: Traffic Stop
Service Call: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Joseph R. Crawford
Death Date: December 9, 2020
County: Jefferson
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: undetermined
Threat Level: attack