Officer-involved shooting death determined to be self-defense

Officer-involved shooting death determined to be self-defense

The officers who shot and killed a man Dec. 21 in the town of Lafayette acted reasonably in their own defense, the local prosecutor determined Monday.

No charges in officer-involved shooting in Lafayette, acted in self defense

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. — The Chippewa County District Attorney finds that officers responded with “reasonable acts of self-defense and defense of others” after an officer-involved shooting left one person dead. The incident from December 21, 2025 started around 11:30pm in the Town of Lafayette. Police responded to a domestic disturbance where 49-year-old Matthew Luke of Chippewa Falls allegedly fired multiple 9mm rounds at a home and then fleeing…