K9 Rip Assists In Ending Campbellsport Armed Stand-Off

For a 3rd day in a row, law enforcement in Fond du Lac County were involved in a stand-off with a person who told police they wanted to be shot by them. A term called suicide by cop.

At 9:09pm last night, the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a 911 call from a village of Campbellsport resident reporting a domestic disorderly conduct situation where an adult man known to the caller was pounding on the locked front door and refusing to leave. The complainant also reported the suspect
usually was armed with a handgun and that he was verbally threatening to shoot and kill people.

When deputies arrived they found the suspect still outside the residence and he refused to comply with their commands.

The suspect refused to show deputies his hands and was yelling at them to shoot him. Deputies could also see a holstered handgun attached to the front of his clothing.

According to officers on scene, the man had a history of engaging law enforcement asking to be shot and was recently involved a situation with the Kewaskum Police Department where he pointed a gun at officers in an attempt to get the officers to shoot him.

Multiple officers were called to assist and a perimeter was set up to contain the man to the front yard and negotiations for a peaceful surrender were started.

Residents in the vicinity were evacuated or told to shelter in place and the Sheriff’s Office SWAT and Crisis Negotiator teams were activated to try and resolve the armed standoff.

At 11:52pm the SWAT team deployed less lethal beanbag rounds which struck the suspect, however he attempted to flee on foot.

As he ran, the suspect pulled the gun from his chest holster.

K9 Rip, who was part of the perimeter arrest team, was deployed and apprehended the suspect with a bite.

The suspect then then dropped the firearm from his hand and he was taken into custody by deputies and turned over to EMS personnel on scene for treatment of the K9s bite wounds and ultimately transported to SSM Health/St. Agnes Hospital for further treatment.

According to a press releases from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, multiple criminal charges related to the incident will be forthcoming when the investigation is complete.

Assisting at the scene was the Wisconsin State Patrol, DNR, Campbellsport Ambulance and Campbellsport Police Department.