Wisconsin Officers Kill Active Shooter on Roof of Middle School

Police initially responded to the school for a report of a subject "acting erratically" in the parking lot of the school. The person was able to climb onto the roof of the school and two officers pursued on foot.

Germantown, Wisconsin, police officers fatally shot an active shooter on top of a middle school roof Monday night.

An officer with the department said no injuries occurred at the school, but the Wisconsin Department of Justice issued a statement around midnight saying the suspected shooter was shot by Germantown officers shortly after 6:36 p.m. The DOJ said aid was rendered but the suspected shooter died at the scene, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Police initially responded to the school for a report of a subject "acting erratically" in the parking lot of the school. The DOJ said the person was able to climb onto the roof of the school and two officers pursued on foot.

The person discharged their firearm and officers returned fire, according to the DOJ.

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