3 MPD officers suspended following in-custody death of man at District 5
Posted: Feb 25, 2022 1:51 PM CDT
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Three Milwaukee Police Department officers have been suspended following an in-custody death of a man on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
On Friday, Feb. 25, Milwaukee Police Department Chief Jeffrey Norman said the officers were suspended over "concerns."
Twenty-year-old Keishon Thomas died at Milwaukee Police Department District 5, after a traffic stop near 23rd and Capitol.
Authorities have not revealed Thomas' cause of death.
Chief Norman said the officers are suspended with pay.
The Waukesha Police Department is handling the investigation.