Praying for the Milwaukee Police officer who was seriously injured in the line of duty this afternoon.🙏🏻

Milwaukee police said a 22-year-old man tried to disarm an officer during an arrest, failed and then took the officer’s gun magazine from a pouch on his vest and repeatedly struck the officer with it. Police said it caused “substantial injuries” to the officer.

The incident began around 1:45 Wednesday afternoon, when police said the man fled a traffic stop. Officers said the driver crashed into a tree near 48th and Hadley Street and then fled on foot.

When an officer caught up with the suspect, a struggle ensued, according to police. Police said that’s when the 22-year-old tried to disarm the officer and repeatedly struck him with a firearm magazine taken from his vest. Police said additional officers arrived and arrested the suspect.

Multiple firearms and suspected narcotics were recovered from the crashed vehicle, police said.

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