PO Emily Breidenbach

Officer: Chetek Police Department, Police Officer Emily Breidenbach

Date: 4/8/2023            Location: Cameron, WI         FACTORS (1,2,4,6,8,9,15,19,21) 7?

Perpetrator(s) Involved: Glen Douglas Perry

Criminal Activity History/Involved: Yes, during two separate incidents in 2020, Perry was charged with misdemeanor battery, domestic abuse. / Yes, Perry had an active bench warrant for his arrest.

Mental Illness: Yes, the 911 call stated Perry had “concerning behavior” and he also had a history of violence in which he threatened to kill the police and his daughter’s boyfriend.

Substance Abuse History/Involved: Unknown. / None stated.

Race/Sex/Age: White/Male/50

What prompted the initial contact with the killer? At around 3:28 p.m. on April 8, 2023, Chetek Police Officer Emily Breidenbach and Cameron Police Officer Hunter Scheel conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by Glen D. Perry “based on a warrant and to check” on his welfare because a 911 caller reported he was displaying “concerning behavior.”

Actions taken by subject toward police: Perry was armed and opened fire on the officers, killing both of them.

Reactions by the police: Before dying from their injuries, at least one of the officers returned fire and fatally struck Perry.

How murdered? PO Breidenbach was fatally shot during a traffic stop.

What could have been done differently for the officer to still be alive? Details of the shooting have not been released.

Would the officer have been justified in using deadly force before being murdered? If the officers observed Perry holding a firearm or making a furtive movement for what they believed was a firearm, then they would have been justified to use deadly force first.

Outcome for the cop-killer: Perry was justifiably shot during the gunfight and died.

Miscellaneous: Perry’s charges for domestic battery were both pleaded down to disorderly conduct. In 2020 Perry went on a rant “about how the cops are bad and how he was going to kill them.”