From Valleynewslive · · 1m 20s
Four Green Bay officers hurt when car hit a crowd
A 2 a.m. call about a food truck disturbance ended with four officers injured, a shot fired, and a downtown market called off.
In brief
A 2 a.m. call about a food truck disturbance ended with four officers injured, a shot fired, and a downtown market called off. A routine disturbance call turned into a vehicle striking officers and bystanders, and the driver was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
A call at 2:15 a.m.
Green Bay officers were sent to Doty and Washington streets early Saturday for a reported disturbance at a food truck.
Then a car drove in
While officers were investigating, a vehicle drove into the crowd of bystanders and police standing at the scene.
“a vehicle drove into a crowd of bystanders and officers”
An officer opened fire
Police say an officer fired their gun during the incident. No one was hit by the gunfire.
Stopped blocks away
The car sped off but other officers stopped it near North Monroe Avenue and Pine Street. With Wisconsin State Patrol helping, the driver was arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated.
Four officers injured
All four had non-life-threatening injuries and needed medical treatment. The officers were wearing body cameras, and police say that footage will be reviewed.
Two investigations, one canceled market
The Brown County Sheriff's Office will help look into the shooting, and the officer is on administrative leave. Downtown Green Bay, Inc. called off that day's farmers market.
Here's the gist
A routine disturbance call turned into a vehicle striking officers and bystanders, and the driver was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
