NEENAH -- The wife of a man killed in a weekend hostage standoff at a Wisconsin motorcycle repair shop says her husband "had a love for his family" and wasn't the biker and motorcycle club member he appeared to be.
Theresa Mason-Funk said her husband, 60-year-old Michael L. Funk, had distanced himself from the D.C. Eagles and Hell's Lovers motorcycle clubs and was looking forward to retirement. She said they were going to purchase a motor home and travel.
"Things were finally looking up for us," she said. "Now I can't do that."
Neenah police haven't confirmed that Funk was the man who died, but have said in a statement the man killed wasn't the person who started the standoff Saturday. They also said the man was armed and wouldn't drop his weapon. One or more officers opened fire, but police said they don't know whether the suspect inside the shop fired as well.
Steve Erato, owner of Eagle Nation Cycles, says Funk was inside the shop when a gunman entered and took hostages Saturday.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has taken over the investigation and hasn't released information on the case.
White has represented Funk, Erato and others in a lawsuit that alleges constitutional rights violations and excessive force by Neenah police in a 2012 raid on Eagle Nation. City officials have denied wrongdoing and are fighting that case.
Police Chief Kevin Wilkinson put three Neenah officers on administrative leave Sunday, which is standard procedure following any officer-involved shooting, Neenah Mayor Dean Kaufert told NBC26.
Kaufert asks for the community to be patient as it will take time for state officials to investigate the incident.
"I know it's frustrating not to get the information right away," he said. "The Department of Justice is in charge and they don't want to release anything premature."
--The Associated Press contributed.
