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Kyle Bazant
Gender : Male
Age : 34
Race : White
Date : 02/21/2023
Location : 7000 block of W Thurston
City : Milwaukee
County : Milwaukee
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress after traffic stop, PIT, stop sticks
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 21, 2023, Milwaukee Police Department in the 7000 block of West Thurston Avenue saw a vehicle without any license plates. Police initiated a traffic stop and the driver initially pulled over, then stepped on the gas and fled the traffic stop. Other nearby officers initiated a chase. The man drove through a red traffic signal and collided with a third-party vehicle in the 9100 block of West Silver Spring Drive after stop sticks and a PIT maneuver had been tried. The fleeing driver again fled the crash on foot, revealed a handgun and continued to run. An officer shot and killed Kyle Bazant.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox9.com/news/wisconsin-man-suicide-police-chase-minnesota-bca
https://www.fox9.com/news/wisconsin-man-suicide-police-chase-minnesota-bca
https://wtmj.com/news/2023/02/21/one-person-dead-after-incident-at-silver-spring-and-91st/
