PESHTIGO, Wis. (WFRV) - Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) are investigating a Friday morning police-involved death in Peshtigo.

According to the release, officers in Marinette County were searching for a vehicle related to a suspicious death investigation in Dane County. A Marinette Police Officer found the vehicle around 9:12 a.m. and attempted to stop the suspect vehicle.

The vehicle fled and led officers on a high-speed pursuit along U.S. Highway 41's southbound lanes, before crashing and stopping near the intersection of US-41 northbound and Schacht Road.

Marinette County Sheriff's Deputies, Marinette Police and Peshtigo Police responded to the scene, as the driver reportedly exited the vehicle and approached officials.

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