Investigators Said Wisconsin Driver Who Killed Police Officer Was Targeting White People

Investigators Said Wisconsin Driver Who Killed Police Officer Was Targeting White People
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A former police officer from Fairfax, Wisconsin, was struck and killed by a driver on July 3, according to reports. Wisconsin authorities said that the driver had intended to hit the former police officer because he was “targeting a white person.”

According to Fox 5 DC, Phillip Thiessen, a 55-year-old former police officer from Fairfax, was riding his motorcycle when the incident occurred. The suspect, 27-year-old Daniel Navarro, had intentionally crashed his car into Thiessen’s motorcycle without applying the brakes.