Milwaukee Police Officer Shot; 3rd in 2 Weeks in the City

Milwaukee Police Officer Shot; 3rd in 2 Weeks in the City
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MILWAUKEE—A Milwaukee police officer was shot and wounded in an exchange of gunfire with a man who was initially found slumped over the wheel of a vehicle, the third shooting of a law enforcement officer in the city in two weeks.

The officer arrived for a call to check on a sick or disabled person just before 6:30 p.m. Thursday and the man in the vehicle brandished a gun, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said.