Matthew Rittner

Death by Force

On the morning of February 6, 2019, Matthew Rittner, a 35-year-old White male and a 17-year veteran of the Milwaukee Police Department, was part of a tactical unit serving a no-knock search warrant. The warrant was for the residence of a man suspected of illegally selling firearms and drugs. As Officer Rittner and his team attempted to breach the door of the duplex on South 12th Street, their presence was announced. It was at this moment that the suspect inside unleashed a volley of gunfire thro ...Read More

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