37-year-old man shot in Waukesha officer-involved shooting dies from injuries

37-year-old man shot in Waukesha officer-involved shooting dies from injuries in an incident that had a subsequent text that caused confusion in many communities.

OTHER NEWS WE'RE FOLLOWING...IF YOU LIVE IN WAUKESHA COUNTYAND GOT A TEXT MESSAGE LASTNIGHT SAYING TO 'SHELTER INPLACE'... WE HAVE áNEWINFORMATION ON WHY.

OUR RYANJENKINS EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENEDAND THE CONFUSION THE TEXTMESSAGE CAUSED.OFFICIALS ARE SAYING THATALERT WASN'T INTENDED FOREVERYONE WHO RECEIVED IT.ATTHE TIME, THE SHERIFF'SDEPARTMENT WANTED PEOPLE INTHE VILLAGE OF WAUKESHA NEARLAWNDALE DRIVE TO SHELTER INPLACE.THAT'S WHERE WE'VELEARNED WAUKESHA COUNTYSHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ENDED UPSHOOTING A 37-YEAR-OLD MAN.THEY SAY THE MAN WAS SUICIDAL,AND DEPUTIES FOUND HIM COVEREDIN GASOLINE, AND ARMED WITH ARIFLE OUTSIDE HIS HOME.ANINVESTIGATION NOW UNDERWAYTODAT...INTO THAT OFFICERINVOLVED SHOOTING.HERE'S ALOOK AT THE TEXT ALERT THEWAUKESHA COUNTY COMMUNICATIONSCENTER SENT OUT TO RESIDENTSALL ACROSS THE AREA.IT ASKEDPEOPLE TO REMAIN INSIDE, LOCKTHEIR DOORS, AND TO CALL 9-1-1TO REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS.WE'VE HEARD ABOUT PEOPLE INPEWAUKEE, WEST ALLIS, EASTTROY AND MENOMONEE FALLSRECEIVING THE ALERT.

OTHERSWHO LIVE IN WAUKESHA COUNTYSAY THEY DIDN'T HEARD ABOUTTHE ALERT UNTIL AFTER THE FACT.THE MESSAGE WAS INTENDED FORPEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE OFWAUKESHA ... YOU CAN SEE ASECOND MESSAGE THERE ... SENTTO CLARIFY WHO THE MESSAGE WASINTENDED FOR.TODAY, THERE ISNO LONGER A THREAT IN THISAREA, ACCORDING TO THESHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.THEY TELLUS THE MAN SHOT ... NOW BEINGTREATED AT THE HOSPITAL AS THEINVESTIGATION INTO THISINCIDENT CONTINUES.LIVE INWAUKESHA COUNTY, RYAN JENKINS,TMJ4 NEWS.