As tensions rise in Madison after deadly police shooting, victim is identified
The man fatally shot by a police officer in Madison, Wisconsin, earlier this week has been identified.
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Corey Ruiz, who was in his 30s and a member of the Madison community, was killed Wednesday, officials said during a news conference Thursday. He was fatally shot after police said he pulled out a knife during a struggle with four officers.
Madison’s City Council President Sabrina Madison said Ruiz “has a family who loves him. I believe Corey has a child.”
Efforts to reach Ruiz’s family members were not immediately successful Thursday.
“I want to be clear: It does not matter who you are or what your past is. You should not lose your life as a result of an encounter with law enforcement, that should not happen,” Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said Thursday, promising that the shooting will be “rigorously investigated.”
Madison police shoot man they say was wielding a knife
Madison Police Chief John Patterson described the case as “an open and active homicide investigation right now.”
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The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation is helming the investigation and will release the name of the officer who fired his weapon, he said.
The shooting unfolded Wednesday afternoon, when police officers were dispatched to Madison’s Marquette neighborhood after reports of someone stealing bicycles and checking vehicle doors, police said in their initial statement.
Officers located Ruiz, but he biked off, traveling through backyards to get away, authorities said. Police found him shortly afterward in the intersection of South Baldwin and Williamson Streets, police said.
Ruiz either fell or was pulled off the bicycle, police said, and then a struggle with officers ensued in the intersection. During the struggle, Ruiz pulled out a fixed-blade knife and injured an officer, according to police.
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