A St. Croix County, Wisconsin deputy was shot and killed on Saturday evening whereas responding to a attainable drunk driver who drove right into a ditch.
The Wisconsin Division of Justice mentioned Deputy Kaitie Leising, 29, responded to the scene of the automobile crash in Glenwood, Wisconsin, at about 6:15 p.m. on Saturday and encountered the motive force, Jeremiah D. Johnson, 34. One other automobile had stopped to help Johnson previous to Leising’s arrival.
The deputy requested Johnson to carry out discipline sobriety exams earlier than returning to his automobile, however he grew to become evasive to her requests. After about eight minutes, Johnson turned towards Leising, drew a handgun and shot her, the DOJ mentioned in a press launch.
The taking pictures was reportedly captured on physique digicam, the discharge famous, which confirmed Leising returning fireplace with three pictures, by no means as soon as hitting Johnson earlier than he fled to a wooded space.
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St. Croix County Deputy Kaitie Leising was shot and killed within the line of responsibility on Saturday. (Wisconsin Division of Justice)
The folks within the automobile that stopped to help Johnson started lifesaving measures on Leising, who was taken to a close-by hospital the place she later died.
Officers who responded to the scene searched the woods close to the scene, and almost an hour after Leising was shot, an officer situated Johnson, heard a shot, and watched him fall to the bottom. Officers recovered a handgun the place Johnson was discovered lifeless.
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The DOJ mentioned regulation enforcement officers didn’t discharge their weapons through the seek for Johnson.
The Wisconsin DOJ’s Division of Prison Justice is main the investigation with the help of neighboring regulation enforcement businesses, Wisconsin State Patrol and the Wisconsin State Crime Lab.
On Sunday, St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson introduced that the 29-year-old deputy was killed.
FILE- Police warning tape at against the law scene. (iStock)
The sheriff mentioned Leising served with the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Workplace since 2022, and previous to becoming a member of, she served with the Pennington County Sheriff’s Workplace in South Dakota for about two years.
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“Our love and condolences exit to the household of Kaitie Leising and all these with whom she served,” Sheriff Knudson mentioned. “We, as a regulation enforcement household, will do every thing attainable to proceed to supply assist and luxury to her household. We are going to miss her infectious smile and character. She might be missed by all she touched.”
