RACINE, Wis. (AP) - Racine police say a man who was shot by a police officer after refusing to drop his gun is facing charges including being armed while intoxicated.
Authorities say 32-year-old Jeremiah Golden is also accused of resisting, recklessly endangering safety, possession of a firearm by a felon and two drug counts.
Racine police say officers responding to a reported fight at a bar on Saturday heard gunshots when they arrived at the scene. Authorities say Golden didn’t comply with commands to drop the gun in his hand, and an officer shot him.
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Golden received a non-life threatening injury and is in custody after getting treatment at a hospital. Authorities didn’t disclose the name of the involved officer, who has been put on administrative leave.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Golden has a defense attorney.
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