Authorities are keeping a tight lid on details after an officer-involved shooting left a 41-year-old man dead following a March 19 car chase that ended near Highway 67 and Whitaker Lane, on the border between the villages of Dousman and Summit. The case remains under active investigation, and officials have not yet released a full timeline of what led up to the gunfire.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the man has been identified as 41-year-old Nathan Poulakos of Fort Atkinson. Deputies say Poulakos fled authorities in Jefferson County earlier that morning, and the pursuit ended when his vehicle became disabled in a field near Highway 67 and Whitaker Lane. Waukesha County sheriff's officials confirmed he died at the scene after being shot, and two deputies have been placed on administrative leave while investigators continue their work.
Timeline and public records
A national tracker that compiles officer-involved deaths also lists the March 19 incident, summarizing the pursuit and shooting and placing the case into both county and national records. That compilation notes the date and location of the encounter, according to Wikipedia.
Officials keep details limited
Local law-enforcement leaders have so far released only basic information and have not yet made any body-worn camera or squad-car footage from the incident public. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that a recent briefing offered little new insight, leaving key questions about how the confrontation unfolded still hanging.
What comes next
Investigators say the review is ongoing and that more details will be released when they are available. For now, county officials and residents are waiting on the outcome of that probe and any decisions about potential administrative or criminal actions that could follow.
