Sheboygan police officer shoots stabbing suspect
Sheboygan police shooting near 14th and Michigan
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - A Sheboygan police officer shot a stabbing suspect, who allegedly charged at officers with a knife, on Friday, May 31.
It happened near 14th and Michigan shortly after 5 p.m. Police were initially called for a fight at an apartment.
Once they got to the scene, police found a 32-year-old man had stabbed a 48-year-old man. The stabbing victim was taken to a hospital, treated and released.
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Officers tried to negotiate with the 32-year-old suspect, who remained armed with a knife and refused to come out of the apartment. After nearly two hours of negotiations, police said the suspect came out with a knife and charged at officers.
An officer first retreated and tried using "less-lethal means of incapacitating the suspect," police said, before shooting the suspect one time.
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The suspect was then flown to a Milwaukee-area hospital for treatment, according to police. No other injuries were reported.
The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office will handle the investigation into the officer-involved shooting, police said.