Hours-long barricade situation in Whitefish Bay ends, man taken into custody
Updated: 6:32 p.m. on June 23, 2026
WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Police say a 32-year-old man is in custody after the hours-long standoff in Whitefish Bay Monday night.
Officials say the man is known to them because of mental health issues. They say they responded to the home after a report of a person walking in the road talking about shooting people in his front yard. Police say the man had been in a physical altercation with someone earlier in the day, and when officers arrived, he barricaded himself alone inside his home.
According to police, the man eventually came out in an "aggressive manner," and a "less lethal device" was used to take him into custody.
He was taken to the hospital for evaluation and will be transported to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility.
Posted: 8:41 p.m. on June 22, 2026
WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. (CBS 58) – An hours-long standoff in Whitefish Bay ended peacefully Monday night, June 22.
The person was inside a home on N. Berkeley Boulevard just south of E. Hampton Road. Bystanders told our CBS 58 crews it started around 6 p.m.
Tension started to build at 9:30 p.m. After several rounds of negotiations, police approached the home at about 9:50 p.m. Flashbangs were fired and yelling was heard. Moments later, paramedics were escorted to the home, and a male was wheeled on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance.
No gunshots were fired throughout the incident, according to several people at the scene.
Our crews heard negotiators use a megaphone to tell the person, “You’re safe, we won’t hurt you. We don’t want to hurt you.” They also said, “Put down the sharp object,” and “Come talk to me.”
After the situation was resolved, the negotiator said through the megaphone, “Good job, I’m very proud of you.”
Law enforcement from the Whitefish Bay Police Department, Shorewood Police Department, and Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office were on scene.
