A Wisconsin deputy who responded to a possible drunk driver who drove into a ditch was fatally shot by the suspect who was allegedly evasive during field sobriety tests.
A driver called deputies in Portage County, Wisconsin, on Tuesday to report that a bobcat was stuck inside the grille of his car. deputy was shot and killed on Saturday night while responding to a possible drunk driver who drove into a ditch.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice said Deputy Kaitie Leising, 29, responded to the scene of the car crash in Glenwood, Wisconsin, at about 6:15 p.m. on Saturday and encountered the driver, Jeremiah D. Johnson, 34. Another vehicle had stopped to assist Johnson prior to Leising’s arrival. The deputy asked Johnson to perform field sobriety tests before returning to his vehicle, but he became evasive to her requests. After about eight minutes, Johnson turned toward Leising, drew a handgun andThe shooting was reportedly captured on body camera, the release noted, which showed Leising returning fire with three shots, never once hitting Johnson before he fled to a wooded area.
Officers who responded to the scene searched the woods near the scene, and nearly an hour after Leising was shot, an officer located Johnson, heard a shot, and watched him fall to the ground. Officers recovered a handgun where Johnson was found dead.The DOJ said law enforcement officials did not discharge their weapons during the search for Johnson.
The Wisconsin DOJ’s Division of Criminal Justice is leading the investigation with the assistance of neighboring law enforcement agencies, Wisconsin State Patrol and the Wisconsin State Crime Lab.FILE- Police caution tape at a crime scene.
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