DOJ: Germantown Police shoot, kill person who climbed on roof of middle school and shot at officers

Police in Germantown shot and killed a “subject” who climbed onto the roof of a middle school and fired at officers with a gun Monday night, according to a statement from the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

At around 6:30 p.m. Monday, officers with the Germantown Police Department were called to Kennedy Middle School for a report of a person “acting erratically” in the parking lot.

“Upon arrival of law enforcement, the subject was able to climb onto the roof of the school and two officers pursued on foot. The subject discharged a firearm at the officers while on the roof, and they returned fire,” the statement said.

The individual died at the scene and no one else was injured.

When the incident occurred, around 50 to 70 students were inside the school. Shortly after, the Germantown School District said the school was in lockdown due to a “safety threat.” Police blocked off streets in the area. Parents were asked to pick up their children at a nearby middle school.

“All students, families, and staff that were in the building are safe, accounted for, and have been reunited with their families and loved ones,” the district said in a statement.

“We are continuing to work closely with the Germantown Police Department concerning the incident this evening at Kennedy Middle School,” the statement said.

The school district canceled classes for all of its schools Tuesday. Kennedy Middle School will remain closed Wednesday, while classes will resume at other schools in the district. According to a statement from Germantown Superintendent Chris Reuter, students will have no access to the middle school “until further notice.”

The officers involved are on administrative leave while the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation leads the investigation. Their names, as well as the name of the individual who was killed, have not been released.