Kevin Wilke

Age : 35

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 03/11/2021

Location : I-41/US-45 and Burleigh Street

City : Wauwatosa

County : Milwaukee

State : Wisconsin

Agency : Wauwatosa Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by vehicle during police pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On March 11, 2021, police responded to a retail theft at Best Buy in Wauwatosa. Officers located a vehicle matching the description of the one involved in the theft. As officers approached the car, one of the three occupants fled on foot. While searching for the man, officers learned that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle on I-41 near where the man had been seen running. The pedestrian, identified as 35-year-old Kevin Wilke, was killed in the collision. It was believed that Wilke had been involved in the retail theft.

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