Two Wisconsin police officers shot dead during traffic stop
Two police officers were shot dead Saturday afternoon during a traffic stop in the northwestern Wisconsin village of Cameron, officials said. The suspect also died in the incident.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (WDOJ), the situation came to light around 3:38 pm local time when officers from the Chetec Police Department held a traffic stop.
According to the WDOJ, there was a shootout at some point during the stop, in which both Chetec and Cameron Police Department officers were attacked. According to WDOJ, two police officers died at the scene.
WDOJ said the suspect was taken to a hospital where he later died.
Neither officers nor suspects were immediately publicly identified.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting have not been disclosed. According to the WDOJ, several state agencies were involved in the investigation.
Cameron is located about 90 miles east of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Two police officers were shot dead Saturday afternoon during a traffic stop in the northwestern Wisconsin village of Cameron, officials said. The suspect also died in the incident. According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (WDOJ), the situation came to light around 3:38 pm local time when officers from the Chetec Police Department held a traffic stop. According to the WDOJ, there was a shootout at some point during the stop, in which both Chetec and Cameron Police Department officers were attacked. According to WDOJ, two police officers died at the scene.
WDOJ said the suspect was taken to a hospital where he later died. Neither officers nor suspects were immediately publicly identified.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting have not been disclosed. According to the WDOJ, several state agencies were involved in the investigation. Cameron is located about 90 miles east of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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