DELAFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Police say two officers were shot and wounded in Wisconsin by a man wanted for attempted murder in North Dakota.
In Wisconsin, Delafield police say the two officers confronted a man early Friday suspected of a hit-and-run crash outside a Holiday Inn in Waukesha County, about 27 miles west of Milwaukee.
Chief Erik Kehl says the officers’ wounds are not believed to be life-threatening.
Police in North Dakota say they were notified Friday morning that the shooting in Delafield involved 23-year-old Nathanael Benton, a man wanted in their city for attempted murder.
Kehl urged residents in the area to stay home because the suspect is still at large.
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