Bodycam Released In Fatal Shooting

Appleton, WI - Police and emergency responders were called to the Valley Transit Center, 100 E. Washington, at around 5:30 p.m. on May 15 for a man, later identified as Houston, suffering a possible seizure on a bus. Houston was given narcan to counteract a suspected opioid overdose. However, when officers asked Houston if he could be patted down for safety concerns, he became agitated and pulled out a compact .380 semiautomatic handgun, and begins firing. Body camera video from Sgt. Biese and Officer Christensen capture the moment Houston pulls out the gun, cocks it, and begins firing, striking Officer Christensen and firefighter Mitchell Lundgaard. Houston runs away, as Christensen and Biese still engage him. Tempelis says Houston then grabbed bystander Brittany Schowalter, 30, and used her as a shield. She was struck during an exchange of gunfire with police."His actions were pure evil, plain and simple. But, it is the actions of those first responders and how this community supported us which reaffirms everything we already know about Appleton, and that is what will truly be the final word in this tragedy," said Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas.