RACINE, Wis. — A man is dead after a Racine police officer shot him during an encounter where he allegedly pointed a gun at officers, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation.
The shooting occurred around 11 p.m. on Sunday, May 4.
DOJ officials said the Racine Police Department located and attempted to arrest a wanted man near 17th and Franklin.
Watch: Racine police shoot and kill armed man near 17th and Franklin
The man crashed his car as officers attempted to apprehend him. According to the DOJ, he then exited his vehicle with a handgun and began to raise it, leading to a Racine police officer shooting him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Law enforcement officials were wearing body cameras during the incident, and the involved officer has been placed on administrative leave in accordance with agency policy, according to the DOJ.
The DOJ’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is leading the investigation and will submit investigative reports to the Racine County District Attorney’s office upon its conclusion.
"I was literally cleaning up the living room, and all of a sudden there was loud crash and then five or six gunshots," neighbor Patricia Raney told TMJ4.
Raney said that she immediately checked on her young children after hearing the crash and shooting.
"Immediately they were so many lights and sirens. I was afraid to look until I knew for sure there was no more shots," Raney recalled.
Neighbors told TMJ4 that they were surprised about what happened since the block is generally quiet.
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