A large police response surrounded a Waukesha Meijer on Thursday evening after shoppers reported a person with a knife and an altercation at the store. Witnesses also said officers fired shots, turning an ordinary shopping trip into a rapidly unfolding public-safety scene.
According to FOX6 News Milwaukee, police were outside the Meijer on Sunset Drive in Waukesha on Thursday, July 30. Shoppers told the station they saw a person with a knife, an altercation and police gunfire, while authorities had not released details.
Shoppers’ Accounts Remain Preliminary
The early account comes from shoppers interviewed near the scene rather than from a police briefing. No official information was immediately available on whether anyone was injured, whether the person with the knife was taken into custody or what led officers to fire.
The Waukesha Police Department identifies itself as the city agency responsible for patrol and criminal investigations, but its public-facing page did not include an incident-specific account in the initial hours after the response.
Police Have Not Released A Detailed Account
FOX6 said it had contacted police for more information and described the situation as breaking news. Details about possible injuries, arrests, road closures or whether the store remained open were not immediately available.
