'Why did he shoot him in the head': Family of tow truck driver left with questions after fatal MPD shooting

Authorities say that the man, 35-year-old Jonathan Otto, was wanted for a patrol violation. Police state that an officer approached Otto and ordered him out of the truck, but he refused, driving off.

The officer clung to the truck for several blocks, giving several commands to stop and informing Otto that he will be shot if he did not stop. 

Police say Otto refused demands and the officer fired his gun, fatally shooting Otto. 

Jonathan Otto

Milwaukee police say that there was a passenger in the truck who was sent to a hospital out of caution. The officer who was holding onto the truck was also sent to a hospital with minor injuries. 

Jonathan Otto's entire family was at the scene for hours, devastated. His mother said she needed to see where her son was last alive, hoping to make sense of it but she still can't. 

Tracy Broyld says her son was a tow truck driver who loved his job and that he's been living with his girlfriend on the south side not far from where this happened. 

She calls him an amazing person who was very close to his family and says while he did have prior convictions, he wasn't a violent person. 

Broyld said she knew though that he would always run and that he had a history of arrests for fleeing and eluding officers. 

But what she doesn't understand is how the situation escalated to him being killed. 

"Why didn't he shoot...why didn't he jump off? Why did he shoot him in the head, that's what I want to know," said Broyld. 

Otto's mother says she hasn't been allowed to see her son's body yet because of the nature of the investigation and was told his autopsy will be completed Friday. 

The family will be able to view body camera footage of the incident within 48 hours per MPD policy.