Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Emily Breidenbach and Police Officer Hunter Scheel of the Cameron Police Department were shot and killed during a traffic stop at Wisconsin Highway SS and 13th Avenue in the Village of Cameron at 3:38 pm.
Officer Breidenbach and Officer Scheel pulled over a vehicle for a warrant and welfare check on the driver. The subject exited his vehicle, began shooting at the officers, and gunfire was exchanged. Officer Breidenbach and Officer Scheel succumbed to their wounds at the scene. The subject was transported to the hospital where he died.
Officer Breidenbach had served with the Chetek Police Department for over four years and previously served with the Stoughton Police Department. She is survived by her parents, brother, her fiancé, and his four children. Her father was the Chief of Police for the Pardeeville Police Department.
Survivors
She is survived by her parents, brother, her fiancé, and his four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Breidenbach gave the Chetek Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chetek community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Breidenbach.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Emily Ann Breidenbach is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WI, 159 of 317 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Emily Ann Breidenbach's cause is highlighted.
How Emily Ann Breidenbach Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Emily Ann Breidenbach is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Emily Ann Breidenbach was killed by rifle; ar-15.