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A hostage situation at the Waukesha Meijer on Sunset Drive led to a police shooting on Thursday evening, July 30.According to the Waukesha Police Department, just before 6 p.m. emergency dispatch received a 911 call from an adult man who said he was inside the Meijer store armed with a knife, had taken a hostage, and demanded a crisis negotiator.Officers responded to the main shopping area inside the store and found the suspect armed with a knife in "close proximity" to a 59-year-old man.After the suspect refused multiple commands to drop the knife, and based on the suspect's actions and immediate threat he posed to the victim and the responding officers, an officer fired their weapon at the suspect.FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or AndroidOfficers immediately administered emergency medical care to the suspect. Findings will be turned over to the Waukesha County District Attorney's Office.
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The suspect was taken to a local hospital via ambulance and is in critical condition.The 59-year-old male suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was also taken to a local hospital.No officers were injured.
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