A Wisconsin state trooper and a man suspected of robbing a bank were fatally shot late Tuesday afternoon during a shootout that took place on the west side of Fond du Lac.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice identified the slain state trooper on Wednesday as Trevor Casper of Kiel, and the bank robbery suspect as Steven Timothy Snyder of Michigan, reports NBC 26.

Police believe that Snyder committed an armed robbery around 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday at the State Bank of Florence in Marinette County, Wausaukee. He may have also fatally shot an elderly man in his 60s near Wausaukee.

Trooper Casper spotted Snyder in a stolen vehicle near the West Johnson Street Pick 'n Save store in Fond du Lac, which is where the two exchanged gunfire and killed one another, said Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve.

"(The gunshots) were so fast it had to have been a semi-automatic weapon or something. I'd say maybe 10 to 15 shots," said Mark Stevens, a witness who was walking out of Pick 'N Save during the time of the shooting, according to FDLReporter.com.

Stevens added that he saw a man running away from police.

"The police were coming down (the street) and the guy jumped out of his car and it landed up here on the curb and he took off (behind Pick 'N Save) and the cops started trying to get everyone away from the entrance to the parking lot," he said.

"It seems like every day it's all you see on the news. Either Milwaukee or Madison, all these shootings with the police officers recently. But now here in Fond du Lac it's kind of surreal," Stevens said.

Likewise, Fond du Lac resident Eric Zurn also said he's frustrated with the incidents of violence taking place in the region.

"This is a peaceful community," Zurn said. "People aren't going to lay down and take this anymore."

According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's website, Casper became a member of the State Patrol back in December 2014.