Sheboygan man shot by police after disarming officer; flown to hospital
Sheboygan man shot by police, man's mom speaks
A Sheboygan man was shot by police on Sunday evening, Sept. 8, after assaulting and disarming an officer, according to the Sheboygan Police Department. After hearing gunshots outside her home, Terri McKenzie's first reaction was to go live on Facebook. It wasn't until several hours later, she said the police told her it was her son, Tommy Dixon.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - A Sheboygan man was shot by police on Sunday evening, Sept. 8, after assaulting and disarming an officer, according to the Sheboygan Police Department.
According to the police, around 6:09 p.m. officers were dispatched to the area of 13th Street and Superior Avenue after receiving a report from a citizen about a man appearing to wave a gun around.
When police arrived at the scene, they approached a 23-year-old Sheboygan man who fit the description given by the caller.
While officers were attempting to identify the man, police say he lunged at one of the officers – assaulting the officer and taking the officer's handgun from their duty belt.
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A second officer fired at the suspect, striking him.
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The suspect was taken into custody and provided medical aid by officers and the Sheboygan Fire Department. The suspect was taken to the hospital. He has since been taken by Flight for Life to a Green Bay-area hospital for treatment and is expected to undergo surgery.
A mother's response
After hearing gunshots outside her home, Terri McKenzie's first reaction was to go live on Facebook. It wasn't until several hours later,
She said the police told her it was her son, Tommy Dixon.
"I’m like, ‘oh my God, they got somebody’s child sitting on the ground, you know, shot up by police – not knowing it was my child the whole time," she said. "I’m not understanding why we’re here."
Police have not identified the man, but McKenzie said her son had just left for the store. She wants the truth.
"We’ve had these conversations so he knows how to address the police if he was stopped by the police, or police says something to him," she said. "He already knows how to acknowledge the police."
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An updated press release said both officers involved have been placed on administrative leave.
The officer who fired at the suspect with his duty weapon is a male, 29-years-old and is a two-year veteran of the Sheboygan Police Department.
McKenzie said her son is expected to survive.
The incident has been turned over to the West Bend Police Department for investigation.