Police Video Shows Gunman Open Fire on Cops, Storm Middle School With Rifle [WATCH]

The Superior Police Department released surveillance, squad, and body camera footage Thursday showing a December incident in which a police officer was shot during a traffic stop, and officers returned fire, following a court decision denying a defense request to block the release.

“This was a serious and dangerous incident — one that affected our community, our officers and many others who were involved or impacted that day,” Superior Police Chief Paul Winterscheidt said as the video was released on Thursday, Jan. 29.

According to police, the incident occurred around 2:44 a.m. on Dec. 7, when officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute and conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of North 37th Street and Tower Avenue in Superior.

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During the stop, police said the driver exited the vehicle and opened fire on an officer.

The officer, who has not been publicly identified, was struck multiple times but was not critically injured.

Police said the officer and a second responding officer returned fire, striking the suspect.

The suspect was later identified as Dylan Charles-Edward Wallace, 28, of Superior.

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Authorities said Wallace fled the scene in a vehicle and later crashed into the doors of Superior Middle School.

Police reported that Wallace surrendered approximately four hours after the initial shooting.

Wallace is facing four felony charges, including attempted first-degree intentional homicide.

The video released by the police department is narrated by Superior Police Sgt. Bradley Jago and compiles footage from multiple sources, including body cameras, squad cameras, and surveillance systems.

The video begins with audio and footage related to the call that police say led to the traffic stop.

It then shows an individual exiting a van holding what appears to be a firearm.

Gunshots are heard, followed by an officer repeatedly yelling “shots fired” and “ow.”

A second officer arrives on scene, and additional gunshots can be heard as officers take cover behind a squad vehicle.

Drops appearing to be blood are visible on the pavement.

Footage from a third officer’s body camera shows him running toward the scene, calling for additional assistance as shots are heard and the officer fires toward a white van that is driving away.

Surveillance video from Superior Middle School shows a van ramming into the front doors of the school.

The footage then shows an individual entering the school carrying what appears to be a rifle.

Winterscheidt said the decision to release the video was made to provide the public with a factual account of what occurred.

“Any officer-involved shooting directly affects those involved, but it also affects the broader community,” Winterscheidt said.

The release followed the denial of an emergency motion filed earlier Thursday by Wallace’s defense attorney, Paul Ksicinski.

The motion, filed with the Douglas County Clerk of Courts, sought to prevent the police department from releasing the video and other records “to known and unknown requestors.”

Ksicinski argued that releasing the footage prior to Wallace’s preliminary hearing could compromise the integrity of the investigation and the rights of the accused.

Douglas County District Attorney Mark Fruehauf and Douglas County Circuit Court Judge George Glonek both responded to the request.

Fruehauf wrote that while he understood the concerns raised by the defense, he did not believe the motion provided sufficient authority for the court to block the release.

“I am not aware of any authority that would allow this Court to prohibit the City of Superior Police Department (which is not a party to this motion) from holding a press conference or complying with legitimate open records requests simply because they are pre-trial or pre-preliminary hearing,” Fruehauf wrote.

Glonek agreed and denied the motion.

“Moreover, I do not believe that I even have the authority to enjoin the City of Superior Police Department from holding a press conference or from complying with its open records requests,” Glonek wrote.

Winterscheidt said the department was able to release the video because the investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Justice has been completed and turned over to the district attorney’s office for review.

Fruehauf is conducting the use-of-force review to determine whether any officer’s actions rise to the level of criminal culpability.

He said he does not have an estimated time frame for when that review will be completed.

Fruehauf previously conducted a similar review following a 2022 incident involving former Superior Police Officer Joshua Sislo, who struck a man lying on the ground with his squad car.

Fruehauf concluded in that case that no crime had been committed.

A competency hearing for Wallace is scheduled for Feb. 5 in Douglas County Circuit Court.

Judge Glonek ordered a competency evaluation after the issue was raised during a hearing on Dec. 30.