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Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Milwaukee VA

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Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Milwaukee VA
Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Milwaukee VA

The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating after Veterans Affairs Police shot and killed a man who attempted to enter VA Hospital Property with a weapon Monday night, authorities said.

WITH BREAKING NEWS THISMORNING... NEW INFORMATIONTHIS MORNING AFTER A DEADLYSHOOTING AT THE MILWAUKEE V-AMEDICAL CENTER .... OFFICIALSSAY V-A POLICE SHOT AND KILLEDA MAN WHO WALKED ONTO THEPROPERTY WITH A WEAPON.OURRYAN JENKINS IS LIVE AT THE V-A MEDICAL CENTER THIS MORNINGWITH WHAT WE'VE LEARNEDOVERNIGHT.THIS MORNING, WE ARE TOLDMILWAUKEE POLICE ARE LEADINGTHE INVESTIGATION HERE.NEWOVERNIGHT: A SPOKESMAN WITHTHE V-A IS CONFIRMING THAT AMAN WAS KILLED BY V-A POLICEAFTER THEY SAY HE THREATENEDTHEM WITH A WEAPON.THIS ALL STARTED AT ABOUT8-FORTY LAST NIGHT.

THE VIDEOON YOUR SCREEN SHOWS THEMASSIVE POLICE PRESENCE THATWAS SEEN LATE INTO THE NIGHTHERE.A STATEMENT RELEASEDOVERNIGHT SAID THAT A MANWALKED ONTO THE V-A MEDICALCENTER PROPERTY WITH A WEAPONAND WHEN V-A POLICE ASKED THATMAN TO DROP HIS WEAPON, THEYSAY HE DIDN'T COMPLY ANDINSTEAD HE THREATENED THEMWITH IT.

THE OFFICERS HEREOPENED FIRE, SHOT THE MAN, ANDTHEN HE LATER DIED IN THEEMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HERE ONSCENE.WE ARE TOLD NOBODY ELSE WASHURT - THERE IS NO CURRENTTHREAT HERE THIS MORNING, ASMILWAUKEE POLICE NOW TRY TOPIECE TOGETHER EXACTLY WHATHAPPENED HERE.LIVE INMILWAUKEE, RYAN JENKINS, TMJ-4NEWS.

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