Overview

• Officers attempted a stop around 11:30 p.m. near S. 12th Street and W. Greenfield Avenue in the Walker Square neighborhood.
• Police say the driver ran, dropped a firearm, and reached to retrieve it when a 26-year-old officer fired.
• The 21-year-old was taken to a hospital with non-fatal injuries and was subsequently arrested.
• Investigators recovered the firearm at the scene and reported that no one else was injured.
• The officer was placed on administrative duty as the MPD Homicide Unit investigates, with potential charges to be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney and video expected to be released under department policy.