Family members of law enforcement officers are grieving the loss of St. Croix County Deputy Kaitie Leising.
The 29-year-old deputy was shot just outside of Glenwood City, Wisconsin on Saturday night and later died at a hospital.
She was responding to a report of a possible drunk driver who was stuck in a ditch. According to investigators, the suspect — 34-year-old Jeremiah Johnson — did not respond to Leising’s requests for a field sobriety test. After some time, he pulled out a handgun and shot her and she returned fire. Johnson was later found dead in nearby woods from a gunshot wound.
“It was concerning given that we’re a small community here, and you don’t really hear of that in our area,” said Glenwood City resident Laurie Matoska.
On Saturday evening, Matoska and her family were coming back from dinner when they ran into a road closure on Highway 128. They were told to turn around because there was an active shooter in the area. It was later she learned that Deputy Liesing was the victim.
“Concerning for law enforcement. You know, how many are we going to lose because they’re afraid of their jobs, and they’re not going to go home to their families?” Matoska said.
It’s the same question Melissa Olson has been asking.
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