Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Michael L. Funk

Name: Michael L. Funk
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 12/05/2015
Location: 206 Main St
Neenah, Wisconsin, 54956
County: Winnebago
Agency: Neenah Police Department
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: The Neenah Police Department was dispatched to the Eagle Nation Cycle Shop after reports that someone was causing a disturbance. Initial reports also included information saying that the man had a firearm and had fired several shots. It quickly became a hostage situation with shots fired at police. Funk came out of the business with a firearm. He did not comply with officer's instructions to drop the weapon and was shot and killed by officers Craig Hoffer and Robert Ross. Funk was not the hostage taker.
Unique ID: 16969

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