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DE PERE, Wis. (WFRV) – About seven and a half weeks after an armed man was shot and killed by police in De Pere, the Wisconsin Department of Justice says it is not filing charges against the officers involved.
According to a release, Assistant District Attorney J Foss Davis revealed that he was assigned by Brown County District Attorney David Lassee to review and analyze the incident, which left Scott McDonald dead at the Perkofski Boat Launch in De Pere.
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Six officers were placed on leave per standard policy, and they are as follows:
- Ashwaubenon Department of Public Safety
- Officer Andrew Wickman – Three years of service
- Officer Daryl Booth – Five years of service
- Officer Alek Pearson – Less than a year of service
- De Pere Police Department
- Officer Kyle Phillips – Four years of service
- Officer Ryan McShane – Eight years of service
- Sergeant Matthew Magno – 20 years of service
The incident occurred on July 26, 2025, at around 1 a.m., when officers were alerted to the scene of a man, later identified as 44-year-old Scott McDonald, armed with a rifle at the Perkofski Boat Launch in De Pere…