Ruiz Family Demands Justice at 38-Year-Old's Funeral as Madison Renews Push for Police Body Cameras
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Updated · WISN Milwaukee · Aug 14
Ruiz Family Demands Justice at 38-Year-Old's Funeral as Madison Renews Push for Police Body Cameras
3 articles · Updated · WISN Milwaukee · Aug 14
Summary
Ben Crump and Rev. Al Sharpton used Corey Ruiz's Friday funeral in Madison to press for justice after the 38-year-old was fatally shot by police on July 22.
An independent autopsy commissioned by the family will be released soon, while Sharpton argued bystander video was crucial because Madison officers still do not wear body cameras.
Madison police said they have sought body-worn cameras for more than a decade and that the mayor now plans to include funding in her executive budget after past council rejections.
The Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation said Officer Kiel Baitinger-Peterson, a 10-year veteran, shot Ruiz after Ruiz allegedly brandished a knife, injured the officer and resisted two unsuccessful Taser attempts.
That state investigation will go to the Dane County District Attorney for a charging decision, keeping the shooting at the center of a wider debate over police accountability in Madison.