Ford Atkinson, Wis. (WKOW) – The Wisconsin Criminal Investigation Department (DCI) of Wisconsin is investigating an officer involved in the death (OIT) near Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. 2020. At approximately 12:30 p.m., Wisconsin State Patrol attempted to stop traffic on Highway 26 between Watertown and Johnson Creek. A driver and a passenger were inside the vehicle. The vehicle stopped for a while, the only passenger fled the vehicle, and then the vehicle fled the scene. The passenger was later arrested. Wisconsin State Patrol continued. During the chase, the person inside the car threw guns from the vehicle while enforcing the law. The vehicle continued south on Highway 26, stopped at a road spike, and the vehicle struck them. The vehicle left Highway 26 on Highway 12 and came to a stop in Median. The driver got out of the vehicle with a handgun and tried to abduct a civilian. Three Wisconsin state patrol troops later dropped their weapons and attacked the subject. Law enforcement began the driver’s life-saving operations. However, the driver was seriously injured at the scene. No law enforcement personnel or other persons involved were injured during the incident. Troops affiliated with Wisconsin State Patrol are on administrative leave as per a departmental policy. The DCI is leading the investigation and is assisted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the Wisconsin State Criminal Laboratory and the DOJ’s Office of Crime Victims Services. All law enforcement agencies involved fully cooperate with DCI during this investigation. The DCI will continue to review the evidence and determine the facts of the incident and send investigation reports to the Jefferson County District Attorney when the investigation is complete. An investigation is ongoing and no further information is currently available. Additional information will be released when this becomes available. Send all media inquiries to the Wisconsin DOJ. News Release: https://www.doj.state.wi.us/news-releases/officer-involved-death-inventation-near-fort-atkinson