GLENDALE, Wis. — A Milwaukee Police Department officer was injured after suspects rammed a car into him while trying to escape the grasp of a multi-agency task force Friday.
The incident happened outside the Residence Inn near Port Washington and Green Tree in Glendale, just before noon.
According to Police Chief Jeffery Norman during a press conference, officers part of an FBI task force were seeking the arrest of a suspect with multiple violent felony warrants. Officers made the decision to take him into custody.
Officers watched as the suspect and two other people exited a building. As the officers approached to make contact, the suspect and the two others got in a vehicle. Chief Norman said the driver used the vehicle to ram one of the officers against an unmarked police truck and pin him. That same officer fired his service gun, hitting and injuring two of the suspects in the fleeing vehicle.
Chief Norman said a 20-year-old male and an 18-year-old male were shot and injured and brought to a local hospital, where they were treated for non-fatal injuries and arrested. A 19-year-old male suspect tried to get away but was later arrested. A firearm was recovered.
One of the two injured people was the original suspect wanted on the felonies, the chief said, who did not give the suspect's age.
An officer who was injured is 31 years old and has five years of experience on the force. That officer was brought to the hospital with non-fatal injuries. He will be placed on administrative duty as is routine following an "officer-involved incident".
The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating the shooting.
The task force is made up of federal, state and local agencies, including the US Marshals, the FBI, state police and Milwaukee police.
Read MPD's statement below:
Milwaukee Police Department Officer Involved Shooting
MILWAUKEE, WI - Today, Friday, August 25, 2023, at approximately 11:55 a.m., Milwaukee Police District Two FBI Task Force officers were on the 7000 block of North Port Washington Road in Glendale, Wisconsin. Officers had knowledge that a suspect with multiple outstanding violent felony warrants was in the vicinity.
Upon arrival, officers observed the wanted suspect with two other individuals exit a hotel. The suspect and the individuals entered a vehicle as officers approached and attempted to make contact. The suspects attempted to flee in their vehicle, struck a Milwaukee Police Officer and pinned him against an unmarked police truck. The officer discharged his firearm, striking two suspects. The third suspect fled on foot but was apprehended. A firearm was recovered. No other law enforcement officers discharged their firearms.
The injured suspects, a 20-year-old male and an 18-year-old male, were transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries and were arrested. The third suspect, a 19-year-old male, was also arrested.
The officer that discharged his firearm is a 31-year-old male with over five years of service. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries. He will be placed on administrative duty as is routine in officer involved incidents.
This incident will be investigated by the Milwaukee Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office will provide oversight. Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office in the coming days.
This is a fluid and ongoing investigation. A community briefing discussing this incident will be released in the future. The Milwaukee Police Department are thankful there were no further injuries.
According to a statement from North Shore Fire Rescue, they received a report of two civilians who had gunshot wounds and an officer who had been hit by a vehicle:
Media Statement: At approximately noon today, North Shore Fire/Rescue responded to a report from the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office of two civilians who had suffered gunshot wounds and a law enforcement officer who had been struck by a vehicle at 7003 N. Port Washington Rd. in the City of Glendale. North Shore Fire/Rescue transported two male, civilian subjects, with gunshot wounds and a law enforcement officer who had been struck by a vehicle all to Froedtert Hospital. Milwaukee Police Department is the lead agency in the investigation of this incident. Any further information will be released by Milwaukee Police Department.
TMJ4 News spotted members of Milwaukee and Glendale police, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, and the US Marshal's Service (a federal agency).
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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