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Deputy Sheriff Michael J. Seversen | Polk County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin
Polk County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin

Deputy Sheriff

Michael J. Seversen

Polk County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin

End of Watch: Monday, April 14, 2014

Biographical Info

Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 19, 1991
Weapon Used: Handgun; .32 caliber
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff Mike Seversen succumbed to complications of a gunshot wound sustained on April 19th, 1991, as he and Deputy Sheriff Allen Albee, of the Burnett County Sheriff's Office, attempted to arrest a subject wanted for a shooting in Minnesota the previous day.

The subject's car was located near Webster Elementary School, in Burnett County. Deputy Seversen responded to the scene when the Burnett County Sheriff's Office requested additional assistance.

Several deputies, including Deputy Seversen and Deputy Albee, were approaching the subject near the school when the man opened fire with a .32 caliber handgun. Deputy Albee was killed and Deputy Seversen suffered a wound to his spinal cord, causing him to become paralyzed from the neck down.

Other deputies returned fire and killed the subject.

Deputy Seversen remained paralyzed from the neck down until passing away from complications of the wound on April 14th, 2014.