Crime & Safety
Man Shot Himself In Head While Driving On Highway: Sheriff
Luckily, nobody else was hurt in the crash, which happened immediately after the man shot himself in the head while driving.
MILWAUKEE, WI — Officials say a man shot himself while driving on I-41/US-45 early Monday morning, causing a rollover crash on the highway south of W. Good Hope Road. He was pronounced dead later in the morning.
Witnesses said they saw the vehicle drift into the distress lane, hit the median wall several times, hop up on top of the wall and roll over onto its roof.
When Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputies arrived, they found the man "bleeding profusely" from his head, cut him out of his seatbelt and tried to save him. The man, who was not identified, shot himself in the temple.
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He was taken to an area hospital and was pronounced dead at 5:50 a.m.
141/45 SB closed at Good Hope Rd. due to rollover crash. Traffic off at Good Hope, back on at Silver Spring. Alt route to downtown- 145 to I-43
— Milwaukee Sheriff (@MCSOSheriff) July 16, 2018
The highway was reopened a few hours later.
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A sheriff's deputy found the handgun inside the man's vehicle. The sheriff's office is investigating. They fully closed the freeway while gathering evidence and reconstructing the crash at the scene.
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