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Updated · Fox News · Sep 12

Suspected Drunk Driver Injures 4 Green Bay Officers, Triggering Police Shooting and Chase

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Sep 12

Suspected Drunk Driver Injures 4 Green Bay Officers, Triggering Police Shooting and Chase

Q: What crucial detail will the unreleased bodycam footage reveal about the officer's decision to fire at the fleeing driver?

The unreleased body-camera footage is expected to show the precise threat the officer perceived at the moment of the shot — specifically, whether the vehicle was actively driving at officers or bystanders in a way that made firing appear immediately necessary. That is the key unanswered fact in the case. Police have said only that the car “drove into a crowd toward bystanders and officers,” and that an officer then fired. The video should help establish the vehicle’s speed, direction, proximity to people, whether anyone was directly in its path, and whether the officer had time or alternatives before using deadly force. It may also clarify whether the shot was fired as the car was still an imminent danger at the scene, or after it had begun fleeing. That distinction is central to investigators reviewing whether the officer’s decision was justified under department policy and use-of-force standards. Authorities have not released the footage or reached findings. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is handling the officer-involved shooting investigation, and Green Bay police said the bodycam video will be reviewed along with other evidence.

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Four Green Bay police officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a driver plowed toward bystanders and officers during a disturbance response near a food truck around 2:15 a.m. Saturday.
An officer fired as the vehicle drove into the crowd, but police said no one was injured by the shooting; the suspect then fled and was stopped after a short chase with a PIT maneuver.
The driver was arrested without incident on suspicion of operating while intoxicated, though Police Chief Chris Davis said investigators do not yet know whether the suspect was tied to the original disturbance.
A couple of the officers were hurt before the vehicle strike while trying to take people into custody, and the Brown County Sheriff's Office is assisting the Green Bay Police Department's shooting investigation.