Sheboygan police officer shoots stabbing suspect

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – A Sheboygan police officer fatally shot a suspect who allegedly charged at officers with a knife on Friday, May 31.

This happened around 14th and Michigan shortly after 5 p.m. Police were initially called to a fight in an apartment.

Once on scene, police discovered that a 32-year-old man had stabbed a 48-year-old man. The stabbing victim was taken to the hospital, treated and released.

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The police attempted to negotiate with the 32-year-old suspect, who remained armed with a knife and refused to leave the apartment. After nearly two hours of negotiations, police said the suspect came out with a knife and charged the officers.

An officer first retreated and tried to use “less lethal means to incapacitate the suspect,” police said, before shooting the suspect once.

The suspect was then flown to a Milwaukee area hospital for treatment, police said. No other injuries were reported.

The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office will lead the investigation into the officer-involved shooting, police said.