1 Man Dead In Police Shooting After Carjackings Along 27th Street

FRANKLIN, WI — A man carjacked and kidnapped another man from 1700 26th Street Friday morning. The gun-wielding kidnapper led police on a pursuit across multiple blocks of 27th Street in Franklin.

The kidnapper died after a police shooting, Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas said in a news conference. He led police and the victim on a pursuit across at least three area stores. He crashed the first car, carjacked another one nearby, then crashed that—He was then shot by police, Lucas said.

The latest update:

A news release from the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office was released Friday afternoon about the shooting.

More details were also released in an Oak Creek Police Department news release.

Friday morning a man carjacked another man on the 1700 block of 26th Street.

He kidnapped the driver and drove to the Walmart at 27th and Holt, went inside the store, and then returned to the car. The man then drove the vehicle he carjacked, along with the man he kidnapped, to three stores in the area.

Police arrived to the call and a pursuit ensued. Speeds of over 110 mph were recorded in the pursuit, Oak Creek Police Department said.

During that pursuit, the stolen car crashed. The man jumped out of the wrecked car and carjacked another person nearby, promptly continuing the police pursuit, Lucas said in the news conference.

That second carjacking ended in another crash. Police from multiple agencies shot the man then attempted to save his life, Lucas said. The man was pronounced dead— Milwaukee County Medical Examiner plans an autopsy on the dead man Monday.

Franklin Police Department Chief Oliva said it is "disturbing to see the level of violence," and attributed it in part to recent "attitudes against law enforcement."

What We Know:

• A 31-year-old Milwaukee man is dead after a police shooting on 27th Street and Holt in Franklin. No other injuries were reported.
• Police say the carjacker got out of the car with a gun— Multiple departments shot at him, and multiple are being investigated.
• An active shooter call was made from Walmart on 27th Street, where some of the events occurred. Police confirmed nobody was injured in the store.
• The carjacker kidnapped the first victim. He was brought along with his kidnapper to multiple stores where he attempted to alert employees of his dire situation.

In the middle of his own kidnapping, the victim told store employees at Walmart and a gas station to call the police. Police recieved a call of an active shooter from a Walmart employee, Lucas said.

Police are still investigating what happened in Walmart and across the other businesses, but no other injuries have been reported aside from confirmation of the suspect's death.

A witness told FOX6 news, "All of a sudden we saw a vehicle coming out of this parking lot going like 80 to 100 miles per hour down 27th Street and then all of a sudden you heard them hit like two or three cars. Cop cars started following them and then gunshots were fired. A lot of gunshots were fired – and I don't know it was just crazy."

No officers were injured and there is no threat to the public, Lucas said, but if anyone witnessed the events they are asked to contact their local police.

Many details of the event have yet to be uncovered. The investigation is very active and police continue to piece the scene together, Lucas said.

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, Oak Creek Police Department and Franklin Police Department were visible on the scene, WISN12's aerial footage showed. A car crash was also visible nearby.