An officer involved in the deadly shooting of a suspect in Chippewa Falls is being cleared of any wrongdoing.
Chippewa Falls Police Department Sergeant James Luckey was pursuing a suspect on foot on the morning of April 9th when authorities say that individual, 44-year-old Bradley Barnum, appeared to pull a gun on the officer.
Luckey opened fire, hitting Barnum, who was later revealed to have been carrying a BB gun.
Barnum died at the scene.
Chippewa County District Attorney Wade Newell said in a statement released yesterday that Luckey’s actions that day were reasonable acts of self-defense.
