Update: The situation has been resolved:
On 3/13/24 at 9:55 am police responded to a call for assistance in the 2700 Block of S 9th Street. A 31-year-old Sheboygan male called reporting that he was there to perform some work on the home. He told dispatchers that while he was working on a door something blew up in his face. When first responders arrived, they found the male with a gunshot wound just under his right eye. He was given medical attention and taken to the hospital but was eventually flown to Froedtert Hospital for specialized care. It is believed that his injuries are not life threatening.
Officers set a perimeter around the home and started investigating what had occurred. New information indicated that the individual responsible was likely still present within the residence. Officers made multiple attempts to reach the individual via phone and from outside the residence, but they were unsuccessful in eliciting a response. The Sheboygan Police Department’s Emergency Response Team was deployed, and eventually, officers utilized noise distraction devices and other methods in an attempt to prompt the individual to communicate with members of the police department. Following this development, contact was initiated with negotiators from the Emergency Response Team, who diligently worked to persuade the individual to vacate the premises. The individual did not comply with the negotiators’ requests to come outside. A search warrant to enter the home was obtained to arrest the male, and when officers attempted to enter the home a gunshot was heard from inside.
Utilizing a drone, officers were able to see the 52-year-old male who was inside the home was deceased of a self-inflicted gunshot. The incident remains under investigation by the Sheboygan Police and the Sheboygan County Medical Examiner’s Office. The names of the persons involved will not be released at this time until Sheboygan Police Department contacts family members of those involved and works to coordinate support services.
The Sheboygan Police Department extends gratitude to the public for their patience and understanding as we addressed this situation. Today, we received assistance from Shoreline Metro, Sheboygan Fire Department, Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office, and Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office.
Initial Post:
The Sheboygan Police Department has responded to an emergency in the 2700 block of South 9th Street beginning around 10:00am on Wednesday, March 13th. Officers remain on scene. The threat has been contained at the residence involved and there is no danger to the general public at this time. However, please avoid the area. More details will be released at a further time.
