Incident Overview in Green Bay:
On Saturday morning, at around 2:15 AM, Green Bay police responded to a disturbance involving a food truck at Doty and Washington streets. During their investigation, a vehicle drove into a crowd of bystanders and officers, prompting one officer to discharge their firearm. Thankfully, no injuries occurred due to the gunfire.
The vehicle fled the scene but was later apprehended at North Monroe Avenue and Pine Street, leading to the driver’s arrest on suspicion of operating while intoxicated. Four officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries and received medical attention. Body camera footage from the incident will be reviewed as part of the investigation, which is supported by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office for the officer-involved shooting aspect.
Following this event, Downtown Green Bay, Inc. canceled the farmers market that was scheduled for later in the day as a precaution due to the ongoing investigation.
Key Points:
- Disturbance involved food truck in downtown Green Bay.
- Vehicle collision with officers and bystanders; officer fired weapon.
- Four officers injured but not life-threatening.
- Driver arrested for suspected intoxication.
- Body camera footage will be reviewed.
- Farmers market canceled due to the incident.
For ongoing updates, you can refer to the original source from WBAY.
