Wisconsin police officer critically wounded, suspect killed during traffic stop

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Police in Wisconsin fatally wounded a man who shot and critically injured an officer during a traffic stop early Sunday morning, officials announced.

Greenfield police officers were conducting a traffic stop shortly after 1:35 a.m. near South 35th Street and West Oklahoma Avenue, where the driver briefly stopped before speeding away and crashing several blocks away, the police department said in a press release. 

After crashing, the driver got out of the vehicle and "began shooting at officers," including a 36-year-old who was struck multiple times, officials said. 

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Two other officers shot back and mortally wounded the suspect, who has only been identified as a 31-year-old Milwaukee man.

The wounded officer, who has been with the department for three years, was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries, police said.

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The department said the officers who returned fire have between one-and-a-half and three years on the job. The reason for the traffic stop was not immediately disclosed. 

The Milwaukee Police Department is leading the investigation.