Waukesha County Sheriff Department says there is no threat to public after wireless emergency alert sent out Wednesday

The Waukesha County Sheriff Department said there is no threat to the public after an officer-involved shooting Wednesday.

COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTSAYS THERE IS "NO THREAT TOTHE COMMUNITY," AFTER DEPUTIESSHOT A SUICIDAL MAN WHO WASARMED WITH A RIFLE OVERNIGHT.THE INCIDENT PROMPTEDOFFICIALS TO SEND OUT A TEXTALERT TO NEIGHBORS IN THE AREALAST NIGHT ... ASKINGRESIDENTS TO SHELTER IN PLACE.OUR RYAN JENKINS JOINS US LIVEFROM THE WAUKESHA COUNTYSHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WITH NEWDETAILS FROM OVERNIGHT.RYAN?THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTSAYSDEPUTIES SHOT A 37-YEAR-OLDMAN IN THE VILLAGE OF WAUKESHALAST NIGHT AFTER FINDING HIMSUICIDAL, COVERED IN GASOLINE,AND ARMED WITH A RIFLE OUTSIDEHIS HOME.THAT INCIDENT IS WHATPROMPTED OFFICIALS TO SEND OUTTHIS TEXT ALERT TO RESIDENTSIN THE AREA.ASKING PEOPLE TOREMAIN INSIDE, LOCK THEIRDOORS, AND CALL 911 IF THEYSAW ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS.

ASHIFT COMMANDER WITH THESHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TOLDTMJ-4 THAT THE MESSAGE WASONLY INTENDED FOR PEOPLE WHOLIVE NEAR LAWNSDALE DRIVE INTHE VILLAGE OF WAUKESHA ...BUT WAS SENT TO PEOPLE ALLTHROUGHOUT THE AREA.THE TEXT... SPARKING A SOME CONFUSIONAND PROMPTING WAUKESHA áPOLICETO POST TO FACEBOOK OVERNIGHT... TRYING TO CLARIFY THEMESSAGE, WHICH WAS SENT BY THEWAUKESHA COUNTY COMMUNICATIONSCENTER.THIS MORNING, THERE IS NOLONGER A THREAT IN THIS AREA.THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYSTHE MAN SHOT.... IS BEINGTREATED AT THE HOSPITAL ANDTHAT ENTIRE INCIDENT ... NOWUNDER INVESTIGATION.LIVE INWAUKESHA COUNTY, RYAN JENKINS,TMJ4 NEWS.