Authorities ID the Officer Who Fatally Shot a Black Man on a Bike in Madison, Wisconsin
The officer has nearly 11 years of experience, and the investigation is being led by the Wisconsin Department of Justice with support from four agencies.
- On Monday, the Wisconsin Department of Justice identified Kiel Baitinger-Peterson as the Madison police officer who shot and killed Corey Ruiz on July 22. Baitinger-Peterson, an 11-year veteran, remains on paid administrative leave.
- Officers from the Madison Police Department responded to the Marquette neighborhood after a report of a man checking vehicles. Police claim Ruiz carried a knife and injured Baitinger-Peterson before the officer fired.
- While bystanders captured the confrontation on video, the Madison Police Department does not use body cameras. The DOJ reported one other officer was injured, though officials provided no details regarding the nature of that injury.
- Civil rights attorney Ben Crump called for charges, while Wisconsin Professional Police Association director Jim Palmer urged the public to withhold judgment. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne will review findings to determine if charges follow.
- Ruiz's death sparked protests near the site, which city agencies cleared last week. The shooting occurred blocks from where Tony Robinson was killed, fueling ongoing community tension regarding policing in Madison.
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For the Madison community, the recent fatal shooting of Corey Ruiz by a police officer evokes painful memories of Tony Robinson Jr., the 19-year-old Black man fatally shot by a Madison police officer in 2015. Although the circumstances of each…
Kiel Baitinger-Peterson Identified As Cop Who Fatally Shot Corey Ruiz
Source: Courtesy of Ben Crump Law / other Last month, a Madison Police officer fatally shot Corey Ruiz, a Black man, while he was riding his bike. Now, nearly a month later, officials have released the identity of the police officer. NBC News reports that Kiel Baitinger-Peterson, a Madison police officer with 11 years of experience, was responsible for firing the shots that killed Ruiz. Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Inv…
Authorities ID the officer who fatally shot a Black man on a bike in Madison, Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Investigators on Monday released the name of the Madison police officer who shot and killed a 38-year-old Black man in July — a shooting that was captured on video and sparked protests that put Wisconsin’s capital city…
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Wisconsin ExaminerWisconsin DOJ identifies officer involved in Madison shooting
The Madison police officer who killed Corey Ruiz, 38, in July has been identified by the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) as Keil Baitinger-Peterson. In a DOJ statement released Monday, Baitinger-Peterson is described as an officer with nearly 11 years…
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