UPDATE 2:33pm ET: Reports coming out from Minnesota — early this morning a young man ambushed a Milwaukee police officer in his squad car.
A Milwaukee police officer was shot in a “vicious” attack early Sunday as he sat in his squad car while colleagues investigated a domestic disturbance call, an official said.
The suspected shooter, identified by police as a 20-year-old West Allis man with two felonies on his record, was found dead in a nearby yard, they said.
The incident began as a response to a domestic disturbance call near South 17th Street and West Morgan Avenue at about 2 a.m. During that investigation, someone fired shots into the squad car, striking an officer “multiple” times,” Asst. Police Chief William Jessup said in a morning press conference.
UPDATE 2:27pm ET: Trump’s second public message on the news. Hillary Clinton has yet to weigh in.
We are TRYING to fight ISIS, and now our own people are killing our police. Our country is divided and out of control. The world is watching
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 17, 2016
UPDATE 2:25pm ET: “Fatigues.” Fits with the Facebook live video where witness said he was “military.”
Dead suspect in Baton Rouge ambush was armed with rifle, wore black fatigues, senior law enforcement official says https://t.co/4LGR3hzny8
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 17, 2016
You know, I'm not quite sure how to break the news to you, but Milwaukee is in Wisconsin.