The Milwaukee police officer who was shot in an exchange of gunfire on June 12 has been released from the hospital less than 24 hours later.
Officer Sam Schwabenlander walked out of Froedtert Hospital the afternoon of June 13 to cheers from his fellow officers gathered outside the hospital. He was using crutches to walk and appeared to have a bandage on his left leg, according to a post from the Milwaukee Police Association.
Schwabenlander exchanged gunfire with a 39-year-old man in an alley near North 46th Street and West Hampton Avenue after patrolling the area following recent violent crime incidents along Hampton Avenue.
Schwabenlander also shot the man in the exchange. Police said he has nonfatal injuries and was transported to a hospital.
Schwabenlander and his partner approached the man and a 19-year-old man following a report that they were “flashing guns,” Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said June 13.
The two men fled and a short foot pursuit ensued before Schwabenlander caught up to the 39-year-old in an alley where gunfire was exchanged, according to police. The 19-year-old was also arrested and police said charges will be referred to the district attorney for both men.
Schwabenlander is on administrative duty as is routine in police shootings. The Milwaukee Police Department will make footage from the incident available within 15 days.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee police officer shot June 12 walks out of hospital next day
Reporting by Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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