Watertown Police Shoot Suspect Who Turned Toward Officers While Armed With a Handgun

* (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * Watertown, Wisconsin — On October 18, 2023, Watertown Police officers were looking for 30-year-old Justin Whitten as a suspect in an on-going domestic abuse investigation. At one point, officers found Whitten driving a vehicle and attempted a traffic stop with him. However, Whitten fled from police in his vehicle, going at least 70 miles per hour in a 25 mile per hour zone; that pursuit was terminated. As officers were searching to see if Whitten crashed after they terminated the pursuit, law enforcement learned Whitten got out of his vehicle and was on a skateboard. At approximately 3:50 p.m., Officer Nathan Zubke was driving his squad car in the vicinity of 1300 Western Avenue in the City of Watertown when he saw an individual he believed was Whitten on a skateboard. Whitten can be seen ignoring Officer Zubke’s commands to stop and get on the ground on footage from Zubke’s body camera. Officer Zubke r