NEENAH, Wis. — A man is dead after he was shot by officers inside a Neenah gas station on Wednesday.
Officials issued an updated statement on Thursday:
Updated Press Release: Assisting at Officer Involved Shooting in Neenah
On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 the Lake Winnebago Area MEG Unit was involved in an undercover operation in the City of Neenah. As a result, they were attempting to effect the arrest of an individual at the Mobil Gas Station at 521 South Commercial Street in the City of Neenah. This subject also had numerous warrants for his arrest.
At approximately 4:49 pm officers made contact with the subject at the Mobil Station. Preliminary investigation appears to be that the subject displayed a weapon when confronted by officers. Several officers were involved in the initial contact with the subject. Two officers used deadly force. Medical aide was rendered and the subject was transported to Theda Clark Hospital in Neenah. The subject died at the hospital. No officers or civilians were injured.
The subject is a 37-year-old white male with a last known address in the Oshkosh area. The name of the subject is not being released at this time.
The two officers involved in using deadly force were members of the Lake Winnebago Area MEG Unit. The Officers are employed by the Appleton Police Department and Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office. These officers are assigned to undercover operations and at this time, their names will not be released. Both officers have been placed on administrative leave by their respective agencies. All officers involved in the incident are cooperating with the investigation.
The officer from Appleton PD is 42 years-old and is a 5-year veteran of the Appleton Police Dept. with 10 years of other law enforcement experience as well.
The deputy from the Outagamie Sheriff’s Office is 31 years-old and is a 6-year veteran of the Outagamie Sheriff’s Office.
This is an ongoing investigation.
Several other agencies are assisting in our investigation, including: Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office, Sheboygan Police Department, Wisconsin State Patrol and the Wisconsin State Crime Lab.
The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office is working to review evidence and determine the facts of this incident. Upon completion of our investigation, we will turn over all investigative reports to
the Winnebago County District Attorney
According to the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office, officers from the Lake Winnebago Area MEG Unit attempted to take a 37-year-old man into custody around 4:50 p.m. at a Mobile Gas Station on Commercial Street. The man, who had warrants out for his arrest, was inside the gas station when confronted by officers.
The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation suggests the man displayed a weapon, and officers used deadly force. The suspect was shot and later died at Theda Clark Hospital in Neenah.
No officers were injured during the incident.
A witness told our sister station NBC 26 that she saw the incident unfold.
"I heard sirens. I seen a guy pull up in a car. Then all of a sudden I seen an unmarked car come up. He pulled something out of the back of his trunk," Renee Schroeder told NBC 26.
She believed he might have had a gun.
"Next thing you know, there were shots fired. Another truck came up. All the cops came. They pull a guy out. They take the guy off in a stretcher... and that was it," Schroeder said. "I heard like squealing, like car squealing. I mean, it was that quick. All I heard was two cars come in after the guy was already in the gas station. Next thing you know, he gets out within seconds."
The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office will lead the investigation. The Winnebago Area MEG is comprised of agencies within Outagamie, Winnebago, Fond du Lac, and Calumet Counties along with DCI (Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigations).
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