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Police in Wisconsin released body camera video of the moments before a deadly police shooting that shows an officer hanging from the side of a moving truck.The shooting happened on Milwaukee’s south side around 10 a.m. on March 12. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections told sister station WISN 35-year-old Jonathan Otto was wanted on allegations of assault and strangulation, so police tried stopping Otto to arrest him. The officer clung to the driver’s side window as the truck traveled several blocks, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said. The officer gave multiple commands for the suspect to stop and warned he would shoot if the suspect did not comply.”The suspect continued to refuse these commands multiple times,” Norman said. “At this time, the officer discharged his firearm, subsequently striking the suspect and finally stopping the truck.”Otto died as a result of the incident. The 46-year-old officer with 21 years of experience was placed on administrative leave, per department policy. He was treated for non-fatal injuries. Watch the full video released by Milwaukee police, on its YouTube page.
Police in Wisconsin released body camera video of the moments before a deadly police shooting that shows an officer hanging from the side of a moving truck.
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The shooting happened on Milwaukee’s south side around 10 a.m. on March 12.
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections told sister station WISN 35-year-old Jonathan Otto was wanted on allegations of assault and strangulation, so police tried stopping Otto to arrest him.
The officer clung to the driver’s side window as the truck traveled several blocks, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said. The officer gave multiple commands for the suspect to stop and warned he would shoot if the suspect did not comply.
“The suspect continued to refuse these commands multiple times,” Norman said. “At this time, the officer discharged his firearm, subsequently striking the suspect and finally stopping the truck.”
Otto died as a result of the incident.
The 46-year-old officer with 21 years of experience was placed on administrative leave, per department policy. He was treated for non-fatal injuries.
Watch the full video released by Milwaukee police, on its YouTube page.
