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Winnebago County Sheriff John Matz has released more details surrounding the SWAT involved shooting death of an unnamed man in Fox Crossing, near Appleton.
During a news conference yesterday afternoon, the Sheriff said that the man was responsible for putting “into motion a series of events that led to his shooting death when the SWAT team came to take him into custody.”
The man was wanted for questioning regarding a series of armed burglaries and had a history of violence.
Within minutes of the SWAT team arriving at the man’s home in the 800 block of Grove Street Tuesday night, four members of the 12-man SWAT team had opened fire on the suspect.
Those officers have been placed on administrative leave while the investigation continues.
The state Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation has taken control of the investigation.