By Police1 Staff
MILWAUKEE — A sheriff’s deputy wounded two suspects during a police pursuit Sunday night.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, it’s unclear why the pursuit was initiated, but Facebook video shows the vehicle driving on a grass median where a deputy was standing. The officer opened fire into the car.
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The suspect’s car struck another car before it came to a stop. Deputies surrounded the vehicle and ordered the occupants out. The driver and a woman passenger were removed and treated by medical. The publication reported the driver appeared to be seriously injured.
A man in the backseat was removed from the vehicle as well and handcuffed. He did not appear to be injured.
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Sgt. Timothy Gauerke said police are “determining to what extent, if any, the vehicle or occupants that fled from deputies was involved in any other recent incidents.”
The medical examiner’s office told the Journal Sentinel that the woman and man were seriously injured and are currently in the hospital.
An investigation is ongoing.