TOWN OF FOND DU LAC – The Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating after a deadly police shooting in the Town of Fond du Lac Monday evening.
Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputies contacted a subject via phone known to have a felony warrant. Law enforcement also received information from a witness that this same subject appeared to have a handgun in the subject’s waistband.
Deputies located the subject near 6300 Cherrywood Drive by the Woodland Park Mobile Home Community a short while later. The subject refused to follow repeated commands and one of the deputies used non-lethal force. Shortly after, the subject showed what deputies believed to be a firearm. In response, a second deputy shot the suspect at 6:22 p.m.
Law enforcement and EMS attempted life saving measures. The subject was transported to a nearby hospital where they were pronounced dead.
No law enforcement officers or other members of the public were injured.
The involved deputy is on administrative assignment, per agency policy.
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