3 Milwaukee Officers Wounded in Gunfight with Wanted Man

3 Milwaukee Officers Wounded in Gunfight with Wanted Man

Three Milwaukee police officers were shot and wounded in a shootout at an apartment building Thursday morning. A suspect has also been wounded.

Police say it all began around 10:15 a.m. Thursday. The Milwaukee Police Department's (MPD) Special Investigation Division was looking for a 35-year-old man wanted for several crimes including domestic violence related false imprisonment and sexual assault. Police say they tried to get the man to come out of a first-floor apartment when, about an hour later, police say he began shooting at officers.

Officials say four officers fired their weapons back at the suspect – and a standoff ensued. Eventually, the man surrendered, Fox6 reports.

Three officers and the suspect were wounded. All were taken to the hospital and are expected to be OK. 

"These officers could have lost their lives today. Unacceptable. This is something of a trauma on their end. And there and but also it's traumatizing to our community because there are individuals in our community who deserve to be able to live safely without worry about firearms, especially in this situation," said Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman.