PESHTIGO – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is conducting an investigation into an officer involved death in the Town of Peshtigo that occurred on the morning of Friday, Aug. 29.
On Friday morning, law enforcement officers in Marinette County were attempting to locate a vehicle related to a suspicious death investigation in Dane County. An officer with the Marinette Police Department located the vehicle in the City of Marinette at approximately 9:12 a.m. and attempted a traffic stop based upon the information provided by Dane County. The vehicle fled, leading multiple law enforcement officers on a high-speed pursuit along US Highway 41 southbound that resulted in the vehicle crashing and coming to a stop near the intersection of US Highway 41 northbound and Schacht Road.
Law enforcement officers from the Marinette County Sheriff’s Office, Marinette Police Department and Peshtigo Police Department responded to the scene…