Fond du Lac officer-involved shooting; 1 dead

FOND DU LAC, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Justice says one person is dead after being shot by a sheriff's deputy in Fond du Lac on Monday, Feb. 24. 

Deputy-involved shooting

What we know:

According to officials, Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputies contacted a subject over the phone known to have a felony warrant. Law enforcement also received information from a citizen that this same subject appeared to have a handgun in their waistband. 

Deputies located the subject in the area of Cherrywood Drive and Lakeshore Drive a short while later. 

Officials say the subject refused to follow repeated commands and one of the deputies discharged a non-lethal weapon. Shortly after, the subject produced what deputies believed to be a firearm. 

In response, a second deputy discharged their firearm at 6:22 p.m., striking the subject. 

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EMS was contacted, and law enforcement and EMS attempted life-saving measures. The subject was transported to a nearby hospital where they were pronounced dead.

No members of law enforcement or other members of the public were injured during this incident. 

What's next:

The involved deputy is on administrative assignment, per agency policy. 

Additional details are being withheld to protect the integrity of the investigation, and will be released to the public at a later time, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said.