Overview
- Video shows a minor crash escalating as Elijah Wilks strikes the off-duty officer in the face with a handgun before an exchange of gunfire.
- Wilks, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene, and no bystanders were reported injured.
- The officer, a 40-year-old with more than 21 years of service, was treated for injuries and placed on administrative duty pending review.
- An independent inquiry by the Milwaukee Area Investigative Team is underway with the West Allis Police Department as the lead agency.
- Forensic work continues, including review of a reported 10mm bullet from a nearby home that MPD says does not match its service weapons.