Wood County Sheriff’s Department Helps Arrest Milwaukee Suspect Who Fired at Law Enforcement

WOOD COUNTY, WI (OnFocus) – On January 6, 2023 the Milwaukee Police Department was involved in a vehicle pursuit with a stolen vehicle. During that vehicle pursuit suspects began shooting at officers who were involved in the pursuit. The pursuit was terminated by the Milwaukee Police Department and they started an investigation into identifying the shooters.

Milwaukee Police Department Detectives contacted the Wood County Sheriffs Department Investigations Division on January 10, 2023 as they had developed information on individuals within Wood County in connection to the shooting and vehicle pursuit. The Milwaukee Police Detectives worked with the Wood County Sheriffs Department Investigators to pinpoint and locate the residence within Wood County where the suspects were staying.

On January 11, 2023 the Wood County Sheriffs Department Special Response Team, Marshfield Police Department Special Response Team, Wisconsin Rapids Police Department Special Response Team, Grand Rapids Police Department, and Milwaukee Police Department executed a search warrant to apprehend Afrishawn Dedrick (Age 21), and Tyshe’onna
Jones (Age 21) in the Town of Grand Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin.

Shortly before 1 PM on January 11, 2023, both Dedrick and Jones were taken into custody and are being held in the Milwaukee County Jail.

“This is a good example of a joint investigation between multiple agencies throughout the State of Wisconsin,” Sheriff Shawn Becker said in a statement. “It was impressive to see how smoothly the largest law enforcement agency in the state worked with local agencies here in Central Wisconsin. The sizes of the departments may be drastically different but it was clear that we all have the same goal to serve our communities.”

He added that the incident is is an example of how dangerous and unpredictable the law enforcement profession is.

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