The person accused of shooting a Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputy after an early morning traffic stop is dead.
The sheriff’s office says the deputy stopped a car near West Adler and South 68th Streets around 3:30 a.m. and a passenger ran off. The sheriff’s office says the suspect shot the deputy multiple times during the foot chase, leaving him with non-life threatening injuries. The sheriff’s office says deputies later found the suspect hiding behind a car near South 67th and West Dixon. The sheriff’s office says the suspect shot and killed himself when the deputies confronted him.
The driver of the car from the traffic stop is in custody.
