RIB MOUNTAIN, WI (WAOW TV-WSAU) — A woman is hurt after being shot by deputies in Rib Mountain around midnight Thursday.
According to the Marathon Co. Sheriff’s Department, they were called to the Days Inn around 4 p.m. Thursday on reports of a woman with a gun in a hotel room.
People staying on that hotel floor were evacuated.
Authorities say they spent seven hours on scene attempting to end the situation peacefully. The woman reportedly paced the hallway with the gun. Police say they attempted less lethal options before shooting when the woman pointed the gun at them.
After the woman was shot, authorities say she still had the gun in hand and they eventually got her to drop it. They say she suffered non-life threatening injuries.
No law enforcement officers or citizens were injured during the incident.
The deputies involved have been placed on administrative leave.
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