An alleged shooter at an Appleton bar is dead after an exchange with police.
The Appleton Police Department reports that they were called to Maritime Bar, located on West Wisconsin Avenue, at around 1:30 Tuesday morning on a report of shots being fired.
When police arrived, the yet unidentified suspect reportedly fired his weapon at the officer, resulting in return fire.
The individual was taken to a local hospital,, where they were pronounced dead.
No one else was reported to have been injured in the incident, and the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave, as is department policy.
The officer was said to have been wearing his body camera at the time of the incident.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice – Division of Criminal Investigation is taking over the case.