GREENFIELD, Wis. (AP) — A suburban Milwaukee police officer is still fighting for his life after he was shot during a traffic stop.
The Greenfield officer stopped a vehicle near the city’s border with Milwaukee early Sunday morning.
The male driver opened fire, striking the 36-year-old officer multiple times. Two other officers returned fire, killing the driver.
Greenfield Police Chief Jay Johnson said in a video posted on the department’s Facebook page Tuesday that the officer is fighting for his life at a Milwaukee hospital. He said the Milwaukee Police Department is investigating the incident as per state law.
He called the shooting the most difficult time in the history of the department.
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