The Brief
- A Milwaukee police sergeant shot and killed a person driving the wrong way on STH 175 on Monday night.
- Police say when the sergeant approached the driver, the driver displayed a firearm, and the sergeant fired his duty weapon at the driver.
- The driver died at the scene, and the Milwaukee Area Investigative Team will take over the investigation.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee police sergeant shot and killed a person driving the wrong-way on State Highway 175 after that person showed a firearm on Monday night, Nov. 2.
State Highway 175 (north of the Stadium Interchange) was closed from Martin to Lisbon, with traffic being diverted off at Vliet. As of 11:30 p.m. it was still closed.
Sequence of events
What we know:
According to Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman during a news conference, at 8:15 p.m., a sergeant was near State Highway 175 and Lloyd when they saw a truck make a U-turn and drive southbound in a northbound lane of the highway.
The sergeant called in to dispatch and tried to make contact with the suspect driver.…