Officers Shoot Drug Suspect Who Reached For a Gun at a Gas Station
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October 20,2023
Neenah, Wisconsin — On August 2, 2023, members of the Lake Winnebago area MEG unit were trying to arrest 37-year-old Nathan Briese as part of an undercover operation. The MEG Unit officers performed a controlled drug buy from Briese. After the buy, officers followed Briese to the gas station, where they intended to arrest him. When law enforcement went into the gas station to arrest Briese, he ran toward the back of the store near the coolers. Briese reportedly “spun around quickly and pulled up his shirt in the front with one hand and that his other hand went toward his waist with his elbow flared out.”
The law enforcement officer observed a gun in Briese’s waistband. Authorities stated they felt Briese was going to kill them in the gas station, so they discharged their firearms, firing around two to three rounds. Briese continued moving around the back of the gas station and quickly came around the corner with his hands near his waistband. The authorities fired another two to three rounds at Briese, and Briese “crumpled to the floor.” First aid was rendered, and emergency services responded to the scene to transport Briese to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
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