A Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy responding to a call about a suspected drunken driver in a ditch was shot and killed, authorities said Sunday.
The suspect fled into woods and was found dead from a gunshot wound, the state Department of Justice said.
No names or other details were immediately released.
The deputy was shot early Saturday evening in Glenwood in St. Croix County, about 60 miles east of Minneapolis.
The Rice Lake Police Department posted on Facebook, “Our hearts go out to the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office tonight. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.”
Hammond Police Department wrote on Facebook, “Our thoughts, prayers, and hearts are with the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office.”
Osseo Rural Fire Department wrote on Facebook, “Prayers to those in St Croix County.”
Cumberland Police Department wrote on Facebook, “Our thoughts and prayers are with St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office.
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