The man shot by a sheriff's deputy in the town of Middleton earlier this week is from Waukesha, authorities said Wednesday.
Geoffrey Herling, 51, was in stable condition Wednesday after being shot multiple times Tuesday, the Dane County Sheriff's Office said. Herling was shot after refusing to drop his weapons and firing shots at deputies.
According to the sheriff's office:
Deputies initially went to the Road Star Inn, where Herling was staying, at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday in response to reports of shots fired in the hotel's parking lot. When they arrived, hotel employees told them that the suspect was inside one of the hotel rooms.
Herling told deputies that he would not surrender. While the deputies were in the hallway of the hotel outside of the man's room, Herling suddenly entered the hallway armed with a handgun and shotgun. The deputies ordered him to drop his weapons, but Herling fired at least once, causing one of the deputies to shoot at him.
According to the sheriff's office, Herling was heavily intoxicated at the time of the shooting and has a history of domestic incidents with his ex-wife. Herling also had recently taken a large cash advance on a credit card and was planning to use it to leave the area.
The incident is under investigation.