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Officer wounded, firefighter killed in Wis. shooting

By: The Associated Press, policeone.com

APPLETON, Wis. — A call to assist a man thought to be having a medical emergency on a bus escalated into a shooting that ended with the man and an Appleton firefighter dead and two others hurt, authorities said Thursday.

The incident began at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday as police, firefighters and an ambulance went to help a 47-year-old man arriving in downtown Appleton on a bus from out of the area, police said.
Authorities investigate the scene of a shooting at the Valley Transit Center in Appleton, Wis. Dan Powers/The Post-Crescent via AP)
The responders gave medical help to the man, who eventually left the bus and started walking toward a nearby library, police said.

Full story: https://www.policeone.com/officer-shootings/articles/483870006-Officer-wounded-firefighter-killed-in-Wis-shooting/