Officers responded to a report of a suicidal subject and found a man with a firearm on the porch of a home. The man fired one shot and an officer returned fire, striking the man.
Agency: South Milwaukee Police Department
Motive: Welfare check
Confrontation Type: Mental Health/Welfare Check
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: October 19, 2020
County: Milwaukee
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6242