MAY 2023 - Blues Vol 39 No. 5

HONORING OUR FALLEN

HONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES POLICE OFFICER EMILY ANN BREIDENBACH POLICE OFFICER HUNTER TIMOTHY SCHEEL CHETEK POLICE DEPARTMENT, WISCONSIN END OF WATCH SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2023 AGE: 32 TOUR: 4 YEARS 10 MONTHS BADGE: 614 Police Officer Emily Breidenbach and Police Officer Hunter Scheel of the Cameron Police Department were shot and killed during a traffic stop at Wisconsin Highway SS and 13th Avenue in the Village of Cameron at 3:38 pm. Officer Breidenbach and Officer Scheel pulled over a vehicle for a warrant and welfare check on the driver. The subject was armed, and gunfire was exchanged. Officer Breidenbach and Officer Scheel succumbed to their wounds at the scene. The subject was transported to the hospital where he died. Officer Breidenbach had served with the Chetek Police Department for over four years and previously served with the Stoughton Police Department. She is survived by her parents, brother, her fiancé, and his four children. Her father was the Chief of Police for the Pardeeville Police Department. CAMERON POLICE DEPARTMENT, WISCONSIN END OF WATCH SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2023 AGE: 23 TOUR: N/A BADGE: 608 Police Officer Hunter Scheel and Police Officer Emily Breidenbach of the Chetek Police Department were shot and killed during a traffic stop at Wisconsin Highway SS and 13th Avenue in the Village of Cameron at 3:38 pm. Officer Scheel and Officer Breidenbach pulled over a vehicle for a warrant and welfare check on the driver. The subject was armed, and gunfire was exchanged. Officer Scheel and Officer Breidenbach succumbed to their wounds at the scene. The subject was transported to the hospital where he died. Officer Scheel was a United States Army National Guard veteran and served with the Cameron Police Department for one year. He is survived by his mother, stepfather, father, and three sisters. 88 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE The MAGAZINE BLUES 89