Fleeing suspects used a vehicle last week to ram into and pin a Milwaukee police officer, who was part of multi-agency task force trying to apprehend a man wanted on multiple felony warrants.
An FBI task force that included U.S. Marshals and Milwaukee and state police officers were outside a building Friday, waiting to arrest a suspect wanted on violent felony warrants, the police department stated in a news release. When the suspect and two other people exited the building, police made their move and tried to take the targeted suspect into custody.
The suspects jumped into a vehicle and then rammed an officer, pinning him against an unmarked police vehicle. The officer opened fire, and two suspects were struck by the shot.
A third suspect tried to flee the scene, but he was caught by authorities. Police recovered a firearm in the incident, according to WTMJ-TV.
"The officer that discharged his firearm is a 31-year-old male with over five years of service," the department news release stated. "He was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries."
The male suspects who were shot were 20 and 18 years old. They were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover.
