Milwaukee Police Department Office of Media and Communications
Apr. 23 - Chief Edward Flynn has made a tactical decision to change the Milwaukee Police Department’s armaments in response to what amounts to an arms race with the criminal element.
Seven mass shootings have left 53 people dead since March 10 and it is often the patrol officer who is the first responder to these incidents. Law enforcement has learned many lessons from the tragedy of Columbine. One such response has been that police agencies nationwide are stepping up the types of weapons officers carry so they can respond to active shooter situations that endanger officers and the community’s lives. At the Milwaukee Police Department, officers will now carry rifles instead of the previously used shotguns.
Click here to watch Chief Flynn’s remarks at the April 23 news conference.
Click here to read about the new patrol rifles in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Click here to watch WTMJ-TV Channel 4’s coverage of the new patrol rifles.
Click here to watch WITI-TV Channel 6’s coverage of the new patrol rifles.
Click here to watch WISN-TV Channel 12’s coverage of the new patrol rifles.
Click here to watch WDJT-TV Channel 58’s coverage of the new patrol rifles.
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