A Milwaukee police officer shot and injured a 19-year-old male suspect Monday night.
The shooting happened at 9:37 p.m. on the 2500 block of South 7th Street as two officers were communicating with the suspect of a sexual assault of a child, the Milwaukee Police Department said in a news release. The suspect drew a firearm and the three then struggled over it, with one officer shooting the suspect during the struggle, police said.
The 19-year-old was arrested and taken to a hospital for treatment, police said in the release. The man was also wanted for child enticement, police said.
The officer who fired his gun, a 35-year-old man with over eight years as a police officer, was placed on administrative duty.
The department’s homicide unit is investigating the incident, police said. The department will release video of it within 15 days, the timeframe required by a recently enacted policy.
David Clarey can be reached at dclarey@gannett.com.
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