A West Allis woman was high on drugs when she repeatedly shot at police in Cudahy, complaint says – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A West Allis woman is facing attempted homicide charges after police say she exchanged gunfire withpolice officers following a night of excessive drinking and drug use.

Brandi Bacon, 33, was charged Thursday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, both felonies. Police shot and injured her March 13 during a confrontation in the 5800 block of South Pennsylvania Avenue.

If convicted on both counts, Bacon could face a maximum of 120 years in prison.

According to the criminal complaint:

A caller told police about 8 p.m. that Bacon, while intoxicated,had fired a shot into the air.

When officers arrived, they found Bacon sitting in a bush outside aresidence holding a handgun. She fired at them once after they told her to drop the gun telling them to "leave her alone" then continued firing after the officerstook cover behind a nearby van. At least one officer returned fire.

Bacon moved toward the van while shooting and eventually shot at one officer from point blank range but missed, then took aim at the other. Both officers shot at her; at least one bullet struck Bacon in the abdomenand knocked her to the ground.

In a subsequent interview with police Bacon said she had no recollection of the shootout. She said that earlier that night she drank multiple bottles of wine and used both cocaine and marijuana.

Online court records indicate Bacon made her initial court appearance Friday. She was ordered held on a $200,000 cash bond. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 7.

Contact Steve Martinezat (262) 650-3182or steve.martinez@jrn.com. Followhimon Twitter at @stjmartinez.

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