UNION GROVE, Wis. — An armed person was shot and killed by Kenosha County deputies on Monday, according to the Department of Justice.
According to a news release, around 3:30 p.m., the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department assisted with a police pursuit that entered the county.
The driver crashed into a field near US 45 and CTH KR in the Town of Paris. The sheriff's department says the driver then pointed a weapon at multiple law enforcement officers.
Deputies then shot at the person, hitting them. They were taken to a local hospital where they later died.
The Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation will be the lead investigative agency in the case, per Kenosha Sheriff's Department protocol.
The involved deputies from Kenosha County have been placed on administrative assignment, which is department policy.
There is no further threat to the community.
During the incident, law enforcement officials asked the public to avoid the area and take alternate routes due to an armed suspect. The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department originally announced they were assisting the Racine County Sheriff's Office in the 18400 block of 1st Street near the Great Lakes Dragaway.
