Waukesha homicide leads to standoff; man admits to shooting grandmother

WAUKESHA - One person was taken into custody following a homicide and standoff near Garfield and Douglass in Waukesha on Sunday night, Aug. 25.

Waukesha police were dispatched to the home around 8:30 p.m. after receiving multiple reports of gunshots. 

Dispatch had telephone contact with a man who admitted he had shot and killed his grandmother and also threatened to harm himself. 

Many resources were deployed to the scene, including the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department armored car and personnel, along with members of the City of Waukesha Police Department’s Deployable Technology Unit, Tactical Unit, K-9, and armored vehicles.   

Significant police presence near Garfield and Douglass in Waukesha

Police say de-escalation was attempted by negotiating with the suspect, but he refused to exit the residence.  After multiple unsuccessful attempts, the Waukesha Police Tactical Unit deployed chemical munitions into the home in an attempt to force the suspect to exit the residence.  

A K-9 was deployed and assisted with apprehending the suspect.

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If anyone has any information as to what they may have seen or heard at the time of this incident, please contact Detective Jay Carpenter at 262-524-3812.