Officer Daniel Gonzales Hospital Release
On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at approximately 11:50 a.m., Officer Daniel Gonzales encountered a subject walking down the street firing shots from a rifle. The suspect fired shots at officer Gonzales, and he was shot in the body and calf. Officer Gonzales was rushed to Froedtert Hospital and underwent emergency surgery.
Since he was shot on February 12, 2025, Officer Gonzales, 34, has been in the fight of his life, enduring multiple surgeries but never giving up. One week after the armed criminal tried to kill him simply for protecting the community, Milwaukee Police Officer Daniel Gonzales’ family, friends and co-workers will gather to celebrate as Dan is released from Froedtert Hospital today. The MPA anticipates the time of his release to be around 12:00 P.M. and he will be exiting Door 6.
At this time the family does not wish to be interviewed but would likely make a statement thanking his supporters.
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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Feb 7th, 2023 by Milwaukee Police AssociationToday the Milwaukee Police Department suffered the tragic loss of one of our officers. This loss of life was avoidable and only occurred because of the actions of one truly evil individual. This individual chose to fire several rounds at officers with complete disregard for their lives. He did not care about the consequences of his actions, including the immeasurable harm his actions would do to the officer’s family, colleagues, and friends. Not to mention the community as a whole. He chose to disregard the sanctity of human life, all in a vain, self-serving attempt to evade lawful arrest. As we now know, his choice directly caused his death, which is tragic but was 100% his own fault and avoidable. Because of his selfish and needless actions, a father and mother will be burying their son, fellow officers will miss the laughter and joy the fallen officer brought to them, and the community suffers through another senseless loss of a dedicated public servant who wanted nothing more, from a young age, to do this job and help people. Left in the wake of this tragedy are countless more, to include his partner that day, who is now left with indescribable grief and guilt wondering if there was anything they could have done differently to save his life, even though we know there was not. The actions of one individual have now caused unimaginable pain to so many. As we go through the next couple of weeks, we ask for your thoughts and prayers for the family, colleagues, and friends of our officers. We will look forward to celebrating the life of our fallen officer, making sure people know the story of his courageous and selfless act, and how he lived these acts out every day, not just on his last. We will ensure that the sacrifice that our officer made in so many people’s lives is never forgotten. Never.
