A 35-year-old Milwaukee Police officer was shot and killed near 12th and Dakota Wednesday morning after serving more than 17 years with the force.
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Police have not yet identified the officer while they work to notify family members.
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While we don’t know the officer’s name, Milwaukee Police Association President Shawn Lauda told TODAY’S TMJ4, “He also was a war hero. So he has spent, from my understanding, his entire adult life serving his country and his community."
He was part of a tactical enforcement unit that was serving a search warrant when he was shot.
He was taken to Froedtert Hospital, where he later died.
Police took a 26-year-old suspect into custody. This is the third death of an MPD officer in eight months.
