Police Versus Suspect Shooting Incidents Double in Wisconsin in 2023

Thursday, October 26th, 2023 -- 12:01 PM

(Ted Ehlen, WRN) Shooting incidents between police and suspects have doubled so far this year in Wisconsin.

Data from the Wisconsin Professional Police Association points out that 28 of them have happened so far this year in Wisconsin. The report from the association also shows that in 2021, 68 percent of suspects shot by police were armed with a weapon.

That’s up from just 50 percent of suspects five years earlier.  So far this year, the police association says, to its knowledge, every suspect shot this year by police had a gun or a knife on them.  FBI data shows fatal police shootings have increased nationally dating back to 2015.

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