MILWAUKEE — One person has died after being struck by a Milwaukee police squad car that had been dispatched to conduct a welfare check in the area Tuesday morning.

The incident occurred around 10:58 a.m. near 20th Street and Greenfield Avenue, according to police.

Officers were initially dispatched to check on an individual who was reportedly walking in and out of the street. Upon arrival, police said that while checking the area, an officer struck an individual who was lying at the entrance of an alley with his squad car.

The individual, an unidentified adult, was transported to the hospital where they were pronounced dead by medical staff.

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that the person killed is a woman.

The officer involved is a 44-year-old male with more

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