OCONTO, WI. – -An investigation is underway into the shooting death of a man by an Oconto County Sheriff’s deputy Wednesday.
The incident followed a traffic stop on I-41 near Frog Pond Road just before 2:52 P-M. The traffic stop was prompted by a vehicle driving recklessly. The driver exited that vehicle with injuries while a passenger came out armed with a knife. The armed passenger refused to obey demands from the deputy, who fired his weapon striking the knife wielding passenger.
Medical assistance began immediately but that person died at the scene. The driver was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
The deputy involved in the shooting is now on administrative leave. Wisconsin’s Department of Criminal Investigation, the Oconto Police Department and the Brown County Medical Examiner are now assisting in the investigation.
