MPD Officer Involved Shooting
MILWAUKEE, WI— Today, Thursday, June 20, 2024, at approximately 2:23 p.m., Milwaukee Police officers attempted to conduct a felony stop at N.17th Street and W. Vliet Street. The vehicle stopped was wanted in connection to an attempted armed robbery carjacking that occurred on the 500 block of N. Broadway. The vehicle was also wanted in connection to an armed robbery carjacking that occurred earlier in the day in the 500 block of N. Jefferson Street.
The pursuit ended when the driver of the vehicle moved into the construction lane on I-43 near W. Vienna Avenue and was blocked by the construction and a cement truck. Several construction workers were working in this space during the incident.
MPD officers approached the vehicle, gave several commands to stop the vehicle and commanded the suspects to get out of the vehicle. The suspect driver reversed the vehicle striking a marked squad car. The suspect driver drove forward and then reversed the vehicle. An officer was located behind the vehicle. At this time, another officer discharged his firearm into the vehicle subsequently striking two suspects. A total of six suspects were in the vehicle.
The suspect vehicle was determined to be a stolen auto and a firearm was recovered from the vehicle.
The gunshot-injured suspects are an 18-year-old Milwaukee female who has life-threatening injuries and a 17-year-old Milwaukee male who has serious injuries. We are aware that the 18-year-old female was pregnant and unfortunately the baby did not survive. These suspects were transported to local hospitals for treatment of their injuries.
The other suspects are a 15-year-old female, a 16-year-old male a 17-year-old male and an 18-year-old female. These suspects were also transported to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries.
All the suspects were arrested. Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office. There were no other reported injuries.
The officer involved in this incident is a 25-year-old male with over 4 years of service. He will be placed on administrative duty as is routine in an officer involved shooting.
The Milwaukee Area Investigative Team will be investigating this incident. The West Allis Police Department will be the lead law enforcement agency in this investigation.
This is a fluid and ongoing investigation.
A community briefing discussing this incident will be released in the future.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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