Green Bay police investigate police shooting after vehicle drives into crowd
Key Points:
- The Green Bay Police Department is investigating after an officer fired their gun early Saturday morning during an incident involving a vehicle driving into a crowd downtown near Doty and Washington streets.
- The vehicle fled the scene, prompting a brief police pursuit that ended with the driver being arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated; four officers reported non-life-threatening injuries.
- The officers involved were wearing body cameras, and the Brown County Sheriff’s Office is assisting with the investigation; the officer who discharged the firearm has been placed on administrative leave.
- Due to the ongoing investigation, the Saturday Farmers Market in downtown Green Bay was canceled, and authorities are requesting public assistance with information or video related to the incidents.