OCONTO FALLS, WI- The Oconto Falls Police Department and the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office responded to an incident involving a Law Enforcement Officer that sustained a gunshot
wound.
The incident occurred in the City of Oconto Falls on the 100 block of Elm Avenue on Friday around 10:30am.
The response was due to several 911 hang up calls.
“We believe it was a suspicious activity or a kidnapping type incident is what it came in as, and that is the information that the officer was prepared to respond to,” said Oconto County Sheriff Todd Skarban.
Upon arrival an Oconto Falls Police Officer made contact with the caller. The Oconto County Emergency Dispatch Center was notified of the Officer sustaining a gunshot wound.
Several agencies responded to the scene, including the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin State Patrol, Gillett Police Department, Oconto Police Department, Oconto County Emergency Management and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
The suspect, a 29 year old female from Oconto Falls, was arrested and transported to the Oconto County
Jail and charges of First Degree Attempted Homicide will being referred to the Oconto County District
Attorney. The wounded Officer was transported to a Green Bay Area Hospital and is now in stable condition.
Sheriff Skarban says the incident was an isolated and there is no further threat to the public.
The matter is currently under investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation and the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office.
The officer is said to have been with the Oconto Falls Police Department for two years and had prior law enforcement experience.
“We hope for a speedy recovery. God was on our side today.”
“When you are in the fight, you win the fight and that is what we are trained to do,” Skarban said. “You are going to go home to your family.”
“The support that we receive from our community is second to none.”
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