Special Agent Jay P. Balchunas, 34, was killed after an undercover assignment in Milwaukee. On the night of October 29, 2004, he stopped for coffee at a gas station on West Villard Avenue. As he returned to his vehicle two people ambushed him and announced a robbery. When one assailant discovered Balchunas was armed, the other fired two shots, one striking his liver. Balchunas called for help over his police radio and was taken to Froedtert Hospital, where he died on November 5, 2004.

Balchunas served five years with the state’s Division of Criminal Investigation after nine years with the Milwaukee Police Department and also was a volunteer firefighter.