Madison Identifies Corey Ruiz in Police Shooting, Launching 4-Officer Investigation
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Updated · WLS-TV · Jul 23
Madison Identifies Corey Ruiz in Police Shooting, Launching 4-Officer Investigation
3 articles · Updated · WLS-TV · Jul 23
Summary
Corey Ruiz was identified Thursday as the man Madison police shot and killed Wednesday after officers said he injured one of them with a knife while resisting arrest.
Four officers involved were placed on administrative leave, and Wisconsin's Department of Criminal Investigation is leading the required independent probe; Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said Ruiz's death will be rigorously investigated.
A dozen protesters interrupted Police Chief John Patterson's news conference, and crowds gathered at a memorial and marched to the Capitol demanding the shooter's name and accountability.
Cellphone videos fueled anger because none of the four officers wore body cameras; Madison's 500-officer department expects approval of a $400,000 request to phase cameras in over three years.
The killing reopened trauma in the Marquette neighborhood, where police fatally shot Tony Robinson in 2015 and Paul Heenan in 2012, and it quickly spilled into Wisconsin's governor's race.