Wisconsin
Western Wisconsin deputy shoots man who allegedly pointed gun at officers
DANBURY, Wis. — Authorities in western Wisconsin say a sheriff’s deputy shot a person Saturday after he allegedly pointed a handgun at officers.
The Burnett County Sheriff’s Workplace says the capturing occurred shortly after 1 p.m. in Danbury, which is roughly 60 miles south of Duluth alongside the St. Croix River.
Officers had been known as to the Fishbowl Bar on a report of a person threatening to make use of a gun. When officers arrived, the person was holding a gun, and officers tried to speak to him. The person started strolling towards his residence and into the woods.
Sooner or later, the person pointed the gun at two deputies and a tribal police officer, the sheriff’s workplace stated. One of many deputies shot him.
A medical helicopter airlifted the person to a hospital. No particulars got on his situation.
The deputy who fired the gun was positioned on depart, which is commonplace process following a police capturing.
The capturing is being investigated by the Barron County Sheriff’s Workplace.