A robbery suspect who shot himself in the head Wednesday night during a standoff with police at a Waukesha hotel died Thursday, police said.
Waukesha police learned about 5 p.m. Wednesday that Corey J. Kuehl, 27, of Watertown was inside a room at the Extended Stay America hotel at 2520 Plaza Court, according to a news release from the Police Department. Kuehl, a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred in Watertown, had a handgun and refused to leave his room, the release says.
Officers entered the room after hearing a gunshot and found that Kuehl had shot himself, according to the release. Kuehl was flown by helicopter to Froedtert Hospital, where he died Thursday.