Man shot and killed by police in Madison, Wisconsin, sparking protests
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The Madison Police Department said in a news release that its officers were responding to calls that someone was stealing bicycles and checking vehicle doors in the city's Marquette neighborhood. The department shared a photo of the knife, which has a black handle. In video reviewed by CBS News, an officer can be heard shouting, "He's got a knife!" An image of a knife shared by the Madison Police Department.
- ▪The Madison Police Department said in a news release that its officers were responding to calls that someone was stealing bicycles and checking vehicle doors in the city's Marquette neighborhood.
- ▪The department shared a photo of the knife, which has a black handle.
- ▪In video reviewed by CBS News, an officer can be heard shouting, "He's got a knife!" An image of a knife shared by the Madison Police Department.
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U.S. Man shot and killed by police in Madison, Wisconsin, sparking protests Updated on: July 23, 2026 / 10:12 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google A police officer in Madison, Wisconsin, shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest, the city's police chief said Wednesday.Police as of Thursday have not identified the man who was killed, saying only that he was in his 30s, but Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Madison District 6 Alder Davey Mayer identified him as Corey Ruiz. The Madison Police Department said in a news release that its officers were responding to calls that someone was stealing bicycles and checking vehicle doors in the city's Marquette neighborhood.
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