WENDOLYN ODELL TANNER

Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 52-W: 20
Department: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, P.D.
End of Watch: September 7, 1996
Cause: SHOT
Age: 29
Years of Service: 4
Description: Officer and partner were searching for felony suspect. They observed him and he fled on foot. Officer Tanner pursued and was shot twice with a .357 revolver. One round penetrated the body armor through armpit area and caused extensive injury. The second shot entered below the body armor. Suspect was caught.
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