威斯康星州警布拉德利·里特格因公殉职 9月追捕坠桥后不治
据威斯康星州交通部（WisDOT）10月3日发布的消息，州警布拉德利·里特格（Bradley Ritger）因公殉职，年仅29岁。他在9月21日追捕行动中从桥上坠落，经抢救无效，于10月2日伤重不治。
事发时，里特格警官在 Dunn 县与 Eau Claire 县交界以西的桥面上布设破胎器，转移到掩护位置时不慎从桥上坠落到下方路面。威斯康星州巡警队表示，里特格是第67期学员班成员，在西北地区服役近五年，以勇敢敬业著称。
州长托尼·埃弗斯发表声明哀悼，称里特格"年纪轻轻就把一生献给了公共服务"，并将下令全州降半旗致哀。葬礼安排公布后，州政府将以警队荣誉仪式送别。
警方表示，坠落的具体细节仍在调查中。里特格加入州警队前曾在惩教部门工作近三年，同事们回忆他总是乐于助人、冲在前面。他的离世让威斯康星州执法界陷入悲痛。
Wisconsin Trooper Bradley Ritger Dies of Injuries From September Bridge Fall During Pursuit
Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper Bradley Ritger, 29, succumbed October 2 to injuries suffered when he fell from a bridge during a September 21 traffic pursuit, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced October 3.
Ritger had deployed a tire deflation device on a bridge deck west of the Dunn County/Eau Claire County line and fell onto the roadway below while moving to a position of cover. A member of the 67th Recruit Class, he served nearly five years in the Northwest Region and was known for courage and dedication.
Gov. Tony Evers issued a statement mourning Ritger, saying he devoted his young life to public service, and will order flags statewide to half-staff. Full law-enforcement honors are planned once funeral arrangements are announced.
Details of the fall remain under investigation. Before joining the State Patrol, Ritger served nearly three years with the Department of Corrections; colleagues remember him as unfailingly helpful and always first to step up. His death has plunged Wisconsin's law-enforcement community into mourning.
图片来源：图：威斯康星州警巡逻车在州警学院进行紧急驾驶训练。美国陆军官方照片（Scott T. Sturkol 摄），公有领域，来源：Wikimedia Commons
