A Milwaukee police sergeant shot and killed a 50-year-old man identified as Joseph M. Harry on Highway 175 near Lloyd Street Monday night, after police said Harry drove the wrong way down the highway and displayed a firearm during the encounter. The sergeant was not wearing a body camera, and the shooting has reopened a debate over which ranks of officers are required to wear one.
According to jsonline.com, Harry was pronounced dead at 8:45 p.m. in the highway’s northbound lanes past West Washington Boulevard. Police said the sergeant first spotted a truck making a U-turn near Highway 175 and Lloyd Street at around 8:15 p.m., then driving southbound in a northbound lane, according to TMJ4 News. The sergeant called in the wrong-way driving and tried to stop the truck’s driver before the confrontation turned deadly.
Per FOX6 Milwaukee, “The suspect displayed a firearm. The sergeant fired his duty firearm at the suspect, who died at the scene.” An autopsy conducted the following day listed the preliminary manner of death as homicide, the same jsonline.com report notes.
Investigation Lands With West Allis Police
The shooting is being investigated by the Milwaukee Area Investigative Team, with the West Allis Police Department serving as the lead agency, per the jsonline.com report. Highway 175 near Vliet Street was shut down for several hours during the investigation, as reported by WISN, before the roadway reopened. TMJ4 reported that a viewer shared images showing law enforcement providing medical aid to someone on the road, while another viewer shared an image depicting a heavy law enforcement presence around the highway that night…