##  [Citizen Report No. 1648160345 - 32974968](/citizen-report-no-1648160345-32974968) 

  [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/2022-03/download%20-%202022-03-24T151221.480.jpg?itok=zlDZHK3H)](/individual/shawn-%20guetschow)Shawn Guetschow

 









 

 



 

 

**[Kenosha Police Department](/wisconsin/kenosha-police-department)**

1000 55th Street

Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140

[(262) 605-5200](tel:%28262%29605-5200)



[https://www.kenosha…](https://www.kenosha.org/departments/police/)





 

 



 

 

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## Date of Offense

March 4, 2022





 

 



 

 

## Offense(s)

[Use of Force](/duty/use-force)





 

 



 

 

 







 

 

## Statement

This is Kenosha Police Officer Shawn Guetschow, who was seen pinning a student to the floor with his knee on the 12-year-old's neck. [@kusd](https://twitter.com/kusd) shared video surveillance video from the cafeteria of the moments before. [LINK](https://www.salon.com/2022/03/24/kenosha-cop-seen-kneeling-on-12-year-old-girls-neck-complains-about-mental-and-emotional-strain)



 

 

 

 





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