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Wisconsin police officer shoots, kills man on city street near state Capitol in Madison
Police said the man injured an officer with a knife during a struggle after reports of vehicle break-ins, and the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation will review the shooting.
- A Madison police officer shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest, Madison Police Chief John Patterson said Wednesday. The man died later at the hospital.
- Police responded to reports of someone entering parked vehicles before the suspect fled on a bike through nearby backyards, Patterson said. During the struggle, the man pulled a knife and injured an officer.
- An officer deployed a taser but it was unsuccessful before the veteran officer fired his weapon. The shooting occurred on a city street near the Capitol, where numerous cars stopped as the event unfolded.
- The Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation will examine the case because it involves police. Brandi Grayson, head of the Madison-based Black community advocacy group Urban Triage, stated, "Another Black man is dead."
- A police officer shot and killed Tony Robinson on the same street in 2015, a shooting that spurred large protests. While police did not release the race of those involved, advocates identified the man killed as Black.
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Madison shooting leaves a suspect dead and officers injured after struggle with a knife
MADISON, Wis. — A man is dead and two officers are injured after a police shooting involving a suspect armed with a knife on Madison’s east side. According to the Madison Police Department, an officer shot the man near Baldwin and Williamson around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22. According to Madison Police Chief John […] The post Madison shooting leaves a suspect dead and officers injured after struggle with a knife appeared first on WTMJ.
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Wisconsin police officer shoots, kills man on city street near state Capitol in Madison
Madison's chief of police says an officer in Wisconsin's capital city shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest.
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