A police chase on Interstate 94, which ended in the shooting of the motorist avoiding the police, caused a massive traffic jam and shut down the highway Wednesday night.
The pursuit originated in Oconomowoc and turned south and then east onto I-94. Police then laid spike strips between the intersections of I-94 with county Highway SS and state Highway 83.
After the car stopped, the driver got out of the vehicle and fired multiple shots at the police officers on the scene, promoting the authorities to return fire, wounding the individual, according to Detective Steve Pederson of the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.
\After he was struck, he fired another round,"" he said, adding that officers then approached and disarmed him.
An emergency helicopter flew the man to nearby Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, where he was reported in critical condition from a single gunshot wound, Mark McLaughlin, a hospital spokesperson, said.
Traffic on I-94 resumed after 11 p.m.
No information was provided as of press time as to why the man was avoiding the police.
