The Brief
- A Milwaukee police officer shot and killed a man during a chase on March 12.
- The man’s girlfriend was with him when it happened.
- The police union president said he believes the officer will be cleared.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee police officer shot and killed a man during a police chase on Thursday. His girlfriend was with him when it happened, and she spoke to FOX6 News about the experience.
Police shooting
The backstory:
MPD Chief Jeffrey Norman said officers and a Wisconsin Department of Corrections agent encountered a wanted suspect, whose family later identified him as 35-year-old Jonathan Otto, in a flatbed truck near 12th and Burnham.
An officer ordered Otto out of the vehicle, but Norman said the suspect refused. The suspect sped away when the officer tried to remove the suspect from the vehicle, fleeing as the officer held onto the driver’s door.…