Fond du Lac Police Officer Craig Birkholz Fatally Shot During Stand-Off During "High Risk" Call, Suspect Commits Suicide

Another police officer has been killed. According to media reports, a police officer, responding to a "high risk" call in Wisconsin was shot & killed. Officer Craig Birkholz, with the Fond du Lac Police Department was fatally shot after he and another officer responded to a home at about 6 a.m. The second officer was critically wounded during the ensuing shoot-out and standoff, according to Officer Down Memorial Page. The suspect committed suicide during the gun battle. Officer Birkholz, 28, served with the police department for two years.