Waukesha Police release name of man shot and killed by police officer

The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation, at the request of the City of Waukesha Police Department, has been leading the investigation of an officer-involved death that took place on the evening of June 18 in the 2000 Block of Sunkist Avenue in the City of Waukesha.

The man was transported to the Flight for Life hangar for immediate transport to the hospital, however he was pronounced dead at the hangar.

The man show by police has been identified as 64-year-old William Brewster.

Preliminary results of that autopsy confirm that the man's  death is the result of firearm related trauma. Additional testing is underway at this time.