UPDATE 3/14/24 – Sheboygan Police have released the following information related to the standoff Wednesday:
On 3/13/24 at 9:55 am police responded to a call for assistance in the 2700 Block of S 9th Street. A 31-year-old Sheboygan male called reporting that he was there to perform some work on the home. He told dispatchers that while he was working on a door something blew up in his face. When first responders arrived, they found the male with a gunshot wound just under his right eye. He was given medical attention and taken to the hospital but was eventually flown to Froedtert Hospital for specialized care. It is believed that his injuries are not life-threatening.
Officers set a perimeter around the home and started investigating what had occurred. New information indicated that the individual responsible was likely still present within the residence. Officers made multiple attempts to reach the individual via phone and from outside the residence, but they were unsuccessful in eliciting a response. The Sheboygan Police Department’s Emergency Response
Team was deployed, and eventually, officers utilized noise distraction devices and other methods in an attempt to prompt the individual to communicate with members of the police department. Following this development, contact was initiated with negotiators from the Emergency Response Team, who diligently worked to persuade the individual to vacate the premises. The individual did not comply with the negotiators’ requests to come outside. A search warrant to enter the home was obtained to arrest the male, and when officers attempted to enter the home a gunshot was heard from inside.
Utilizing a drone, officers were able to see the 52-year-old male who was inside the home was deceased of a self-inflicted gunshot. The incident remains under investigation by the Sheboygan Police and the Sheboygan County Medical Examiner’s Office. The names of the persons involved will not be released at this time until Sheboygan Police Department contacts family members of those involved and works to coordinate support services.
The Sheboygan Police Department extends gratitude to the public for their patience and understanding as we addressed this situation. Today, we received assistance from Shoreline Metro, Sheboygan Fire Department, Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office, and Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office.
UPDATE 3/13/24 at 2:00pm – Sheboygan Police say a victim is in hospital with non-life-threatening gun shot injuries. The victim was a contractor who had been at the home for work reasons. Police have reason to believe that the suspect is still in the house.
UPDATE 3/13/24 at 1:35pm – Sheboygan Police Lieutenant says an update on the situation will be provided at 2:00pm.
UPDATE 3/13/24 at 12:30pm – Superintendent Harvatine says the lockdown has been lifted for Farnsworth, South, and Wilson Elementary Schools.
“The police department has advised us that we may proceed with a normal Wednesday dismissal. However, they are asking that students and parents avoid the area near the 2700 block of S 9th Street.” said Havartine in an email to parents.
Police have said there is no threat to the general public, but they are still asking people to avoid the scene. TMJ4 News’s Andrea Albers reports authorities have been communicating with a person inside the residence informing them they are under arrest.
UPDATE 3/13/24 at 12:03pm – Officers remain on the scene and tell WTMJ that the threat at the residence involved is contained. There is no danger to the public, but ask that the public continues to avoid the area.
UPDATE 3/13/24 at 11:49am – Sheboygan Schools Superintendent Seth Harvatine has sent the following email to parents:
“Dear Farnsworth, South, and Wilson Elementary School Families,
We would like to make you aware of an incident involving the Sheboygan Police Department in the area near our schools this morning. As soon as we were informed of this incident, our schools were placed in soft lockdown to keep all students inside the building and restrict people from entering. We are awaiting further information from the Sheboygan Police Department and will lift the soft lockdown when it’s safe to do so. We appreciate the proactive efforts by the Sheboygan Police Department and our staff to ensure the safety of our students.”
SHEBOYGAN – A developing story: the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to shelter-in-place due to an ongoing situation near 9th Street and Humboldt Avenue.
Pictures on the scene from our partners at TMJ4 News show a large police presence in the area:
Authorities have not commented on the nature of the incident.
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