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Middleton Police Department
Friday September 21st, 2018 :: 05:38 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Officers who fired at active shooter identified

The two Middleton Police Officers who fired their weapons at the shooter in the WTS Paradigm active shooter incident on September 19 are being identified. Both Officers are on paid Administrative leave until the investigation is completed and the District Attorney’s office has made a ruling.

Officer Richard O’Connor has been with the Middleton Police Department since 1998. Officer O’Connor is assigned to day shift patrol, is a former School Resource Officer at Middleton High School. Officer O’Connor is a member of the Middleton Police Training Team, he is a state certified firearms instructor and is an Active Shooter Response Trainer and Less Lethal Instructor.

Officer Tyler Loether has been with the department since 2012. Officer Loether is the current School Resource Officer at Middleton High School. He is a member of the Middleton Police Training Team

Chief Foulke
Middleton Police Department

Address/Location
Middleton Police Department
7341 Donna Dr
Middleton, WI 53562

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 608-824-7300

Charles Foulke
Chief of Police
[email protected]
608-824-7305

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