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UPDATE: Shelter-in-place ends, Hobart suspect hospitalized

The suspect in a domestic incident in Hobart is in the hospital after causing a shelter-in-place to be called for on Wednesday.

 

WBAY in Green Bay is reporting that the suspect is suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after being involved in a standoff with Brown County law enforcement authorities for much of the day. A call from the suspect's girlfriend prompted the response after she said she was hurt with a broken hand but had not been shot. The suspect later escaped his apartment and was found in a nearby wooded area. The incident called for a shelter-in-place to take effect and was played over the Emergency Alert System. The stations of NEW Radio played the alert.

 

 

ORIGINAL STORY

Residents of an apartment building in Hobart are still being told to stay inside after authorities responded a potential domestic incident Wednesday morning. Multiple Green Bay TV outlets are reporting that law enforcement personnel were called to the scene at approximately 7:45 a.m. Hobart Police Chief Randy Bani told WLUK-TV that a female was injured and a gunshot was fired during the incident. The suspect has barricaded himself inside the apartment and has not responded to law enforcement requests.  The Brown County Sheriff’s Department has told people to stay away from the area and for people living near where the incident took place to stay put. The shelter-in-place was played on the Emergency Alert System and aired on the stations of NEW Radio. 

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