Wisconsin protesters demand justice for man shot dead by police
Organizers introduced relatives of Ruiz, including a daughter, to the crowd.Earlier Thursday, several protesters interrupted a press conference by Madison Police Chief John Patterson, demanding that the officers be jailed. Another call at the same time about an unlawful entry into a home may have increased the police presence, Patterson said.The Wisconsin Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigation is conducting an independent homicide investigation, Patterson said.
- ▪Organizers introduced relatives of Ruiz, including a daughter, to the crowd.Earlier Thursday, several protesters interrupted a press conference by Madison Police Chief John Patterson, demanding that the officers be jailed.
- ▪Another call at the same time about an unlawful entry into a home may have increased the police presence, Patterson said.The Wisconsin Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigation is conducting an independent homicide investig
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Wisconsin protesters demand justice for man shot dead by policeSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jul 24, 2026, 08:58 AMUpdated Jul 24, 2026, 08:58 AMSet as preferred sourceJuly 23 - Hundreds of protesters gathered for a vigil in Madison, Wisconsin, on Thursday, demanding police be held responsible one day after an officer shot dead a man in an incident that bystanders captured on video.The shooting death of Corey Ruiz, whom local community advocates and Wisconsin media outlets identified as Black, went viral on social media, reigniting some of the outrage that surfaced after the 2020 police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota and other killings that have raised questions of racism in police use of force in the United States.Police said Ruiz was armed with…
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