The scene of an officer-involved shooting in the 400 block of W. 10th Avenue in Oshkosh, December 11, 2024. PC: Fox 11 Online
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — No criminal charges will be filed against an Oshkosh police officer who shot and killed an armed suspect at the scene of a stabbing.
Winnebago County Assistant District Attorney Tracy Paider says the officer’s use of deadly force was reasonable and justified in the death of Delveon W. Fairman.
On Dec. 10, 2024, around 11:10 p.m., officers responded to a home in the area of the 400 block of W. 10th Ave. for a report of a stabbing.
Upon arrival, officers found a victim outside the home who had been stabbed.
Authorities say officers entered the residence where they encountered Fairman armed with a bladed weapon.
Fairman failed to comply with orders from the officer to drop the weapon and one officer fired, striking Fairman. The officer is not named in the reports.
While officers performed life-saving measures on Fairman, a second stabbing victim was located in the residence.
Both stabbing victims and Fairman were taken to the hospital.
Fairman was pronounced dead at the hospital.
In the report, Paider wrote:
No one will ever ultimately know why Fairman stabbed the victims, retreated to the basement while arming himself with a knife, disregarded law enforcement commands, and advanced towards Officer V3 and the entry team. Certainly the events of that night were tragic and horrific all around and the impact will be long lasting. However, after careful review of all the evidence involved, the Winnebago County District Attorney’s Office, through Assistant District Attorney Tracy A. Paider, concludes that Officer V3’s use of deadly force was justified.
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