Authorities reported Sunday that a suspected intoxicated driver fatally shot a Wisconsin sheriff’s officer during a traffic check before fleeing into the woods and shooting himself.
Jeremiah Johnson “evaded,” grabbed a gun, then shot and killed St. Croy County Councilwoman Katie Lessing during a discussion about an on-site sobriety test.
According to the police, “Deputy Leising fired three shots after she was shot, but none struck Johnson before he ran into nearby wooded areas.”
People in another car started life-saving procedures, but Lessing, 29, was declared dead at the hospital on Saturday.
According to authorities, a police officer heard gunfire in the woods an hour after the shooting and discovered Johnson, 34, lying on the ground.
After working for roughly two years at the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office in South Dakota, Resin was hired by St. Croix County in 2022, according to St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson.
Police escorted Leising’s remains from the coroner’s office in St. Paul, Minnesota, back to Wisconsin.
“We will miss her contagious smile and engaging personality. Everyone who came into contact with her will miss her, Knudsen said.