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Milwaukee police release footage of standoff and fatal police shooting

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Milwaukee police release footage of standoff and fatal police shooting

The Milwaukee Police Department released body camera footage of a confrontational incident earlier this month that resulted in an officer fatally shooting a gunman.

The fatal police shooting happened on Oct. 4 shortly after 8:30 a.m. in the 4100 block of North 68th Street.

Police said officers responded to a residence after a shooting. Two videos released Monday capture the rescue of victims but do not show officers engaging a suspect, although gunshots can be heard in the footage.

When police arrive, footage shows, officers surround a duplex on 68th Street. Multiple shots are fired from inside the home. Two women climb onto a second-story balcony at the back of the house before jumping to safety, the video shows.

Shortly thereafter, a man flees the residence, enters the porch and jumps from the second floor. The man was carrying a gun when he jumped and also had gunshot wounds. Officers can be seen moving this victim to safer ground. Police said the 33-year-old man had life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital.

According to police, Deonandre Harvey Martin, also 33, stepped onto the porch with a gun. This is not captured in the video released on Monday. Martin disobeyed commands to drop the gun before an officer shot Martin and Martin retreated into the home, police said.

Police then set up a tactical setup and negotiators attempted a “peaceful resolution,” police said. But after no response from Martin, police entered the residence and found Martin dead from a gunshot wound with a firearm at his side.

On the day of the incident, police said it was unclear whether the officer’s shot struck Martin or if the wound was self-inflicted. But on Oct. 7, the Milwaukee County Coroner’s Office released its preliminary autopsy report that determined Martin died from the officer’s gunshot wounds.

The officer who fired his weapon is a 28-year-old man with more than three years of service; the department did not identify him. He was placed on administrative duty as is common in police shootings. The Brookfield Police Department is the lead agency in the investigation.

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