00:15Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024, the Maritime Bar on Wisconsin Avenue in Appleton became the scene
00:22of a deadly confrontation. It all began with a frantic call to 911.
00:45What happened was a sudden pop echoed from the men's bathroom, initially shrugged off as just a
00:50slamming door. But soon it became clear there was a violent struggle between Dirk Brockman and another
00:56man. Panic set in as patrons quickly grabbed their belongings and rushed for the exits.
01:01Witnesses described Brockman as a regular, known for his aggressive demeanor, always trying to
01:06control the bar, dressed sharply in a trench coat, exuding superiority. And that's when
01:12officer Yeeling Thor walked in.
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02:24Right here, follow me. Anybody hurt? Not yet. In the door. Police department! In the door. Come on,
02:33with your hands up! Bathrooms around the corner. Anybody inside? Anybody else inside? No,
02:39there's two in there. They're around the corner. Bathrooms around this corner.
02:46Police! Show me your hands! Put your hands up! Put your hands up! Show me your hands right now!
02:51Show me your hands! Sure. Show me your hands right now! Show me your hands right now!
03:00Police! Show me your hands! Put your hands up! Put your hands up! Show me your hands right now!
03:06Show me your hands! Sure. Show me your hands right now!
03:09Show me your hands.
03:15Ninety-one, three shots fired.
03:21Police! Come here!
03:23Police! Come here, man!
03:24Hey, hear me, hear me! Come here!
03:27Suspect! Suspect! Suspect!
03:29Suspect! Suspect!
03:36Oh, hey!
03:37What? Might be one more in the bathroom, one more in the bathroom.
03:41Suspect, I gotta...
03:42Hey, stay here!
03:43Hey!
03:44Give me one! Give me one!
03:47Men's bathroom, men's bathroom.
03:49Stay here, stay here.
03:49Men's bathroom.
03:50Police department!
03:52Here.
03:53Men's bathroom's here, right?
03:55What's that?
03:55Go, go, go!
03:56Someone go west!
03:57Give me one! Give me one!
03:59I'm with you!
04:00Hold, hold the door.
04:05Hey!
04:05Hey!
04:06Can somebody check me real quick?
04:08Are you okay?
04:13Did you shoot him?
04:14I got him. Yeah, I shot him.
04:16I think I'm good.
04:18Did he fire at you?
04:19Yes.
04:19He fired at me.
04:21Who's there first?
04:22I don't know where his gun is, but he had a gun.
04:24Let's go with him.
04:29Um...
04:29Has this basement been cleared, Ty?
04:30No, I'm working on it right now.
04:32I'm gonna hold the basement and watch...
04:33I'm gonna be with Thor.
04:37Let me know if you need for bodies.
04:39Uh, we need...
04:40Right there?
04:43Yep, we're good here.
04:44Alright, let's push to this one here.
04:45Alright.
04:46Close the door.
04:49Okay.
04:50Police department!
04:51182, we need more units inside Maritime to help clear.
04:54Meet on the west side with Thor and I.
04:56I don't want to secure him yet until...
04:58Yeah.
04:59Don't worry.
04:59...get this cleared.
05:00There might be one more in the bathroom.
05:01I told Ed West.
05:03Police department!
05:04Anybody in the background?
05:05You know if he fired?
05:07He fired at me.
05:08That's all.
05:09Fired at you?
05:09One time at me.
05:10Okay.
05:11And you're not hit as far as you can tell?
05:13No, I think he might have missed me.
05:14Right...
05:15Went past my...
05:15Right here.
05:17Alright.
05:18I just want to make sure we're accountable for...
05:20If he fired...
05:21You know, we have...
05:22...houses or businesses...
05:24Are you alright?
05:24...with anybody.
05:24He fired towards the front.
05:26Huh?
05:26That way when I was inside the bar.
05:28Just stay back there, sir, okay?
05:29I appreciate it.
05:30Just stay right there until we get it sorted out, and we'll interview you, okay?
05:32Are you injured at all, sir?
05:34Huh?
05:34Are you injured at all?
05:35Okay.
05:36No physical injuries, though.
05:37No physical...
05:37Okay.
05:38I get that, but I want you...
05:40I want you to...
05:40Take a...
05:43I'm perfectly fine, but you're not listening to me.
05:45I'm a good guy.
05:46Okay.
05:46I know that, but I want you to listen to what I'm telling you.
05:49That's all.
05:49Stand there with him.
05:50Hey, we're just running a secondary job.
05:53You gotta do that...
05:55Right?
05:55Right.
05:55We need the basement cleared still.
05:57One with Goody.
05:58We got, I think, a team going downstairs right now.
06:00Can you guys get the guy in the bathroom?
06:02We need to secure him.
06:03Okay.
06:04Drag him.
06:07We have an officer out with the victim on Clark in Wisconsin.
06:11Clark in Wisconsin.
06:14Clark in Wisconsin.
06:14Clark in Wisconsin has it cleared to enter.
06:16There are some people over...
06:18Do you guys need anybody in here right now?
06:20Affirmative.
06:20We have an officer out there with us.
06:21We have two people detained.
06:22I have that one chick in the back of my squad that said that he's just...
06:25Come in here.
06:26Let's help them downstairs quick.
06:28I don't know if they need to work in.
06:31We're working on it.
06:32Grab one arm.
06:33We're gonna pull him out.
06:33Pull him out.
06:34Pull him out first.
06:36Can I put a gun under his waist back here?
06:40His arm's all broken.
06:46Scott's name is the man.
06:47And them are all over there.
06:48They should be able to get an IFAC.
06:49Grab water and get an IFAC.
06:51I don't have anything on me.
06:52Do you have something on me?
06:53I have one.
06:53I have one.
06:54I have one.
06:56In the end, Dirk Brockman was transported from the scene to a local hospital and was ultimately pronounced dead.
07:02Following standard procedure, Officer Ylang Thor was placed on administrative leave while the case underwent a thorough investigation.
07:10After reviewing all the evidence, the Outagami County District Attorney's Office determined that Officer Thor's use of deadly force was
07:17justified, clearing him of any wrongdoing and allowing him to return to duty.
07:21Further investigation uncovered Brockman's criminal past, including felony convictions that barred him from legally owning a firearm.
07:29Investigators also found cocaine in his possession at the scene.
07:32His .38 Special Revolver was discovered next to his body, with two rounds already fired.
07:39In the end, Officer Thor acted decisively to protect the lives of those at the bar early that January morning.
07:45The chief says, in part, quote,
07:47Officers Thor, quick action undoubtedly saved the lives of patrons and additional responding officers.
07:53His actions were nothing less than heroic.
07:55Our community should be proud of the officers who are committed to keeping Appleton safe, end quote.
08:00Officer Thor is now returning to active duty.
08:03Officer Thor and was Estonia.
08:04Aging Thor for Unique Water
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