Deputy fatally shoots person in Douglas County
Updated: 5:31 p.m. Wednesday | Posted: 12:56 p.m. Tuesday
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says a deputy has shot and killed a person after responding to a domestic disturbance call in Miltona.
Douglas County Sheriff Troy Wolbersen says two deputies responded to the call about 5:15 a.m. Tuesday and at one point a deputy discharged his weapon. Wolbersen did not say what caused the deputy to use deadly force.
The Midwest Medical Examiner's office on Wednesday identified the man as 27-year-old Tyler Schmidtbauer.
The deputies were not injured and were placed on standard administrative leave. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office requested the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension conduct the investigation into the shooting.
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