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MADISON, Wis. (AP) u The police shooting death of a homeless man who
wounded an officer with a knife while resisting arrest has roiled
WisconsinAs capital city, with protesters and community groups demanding accountability and an end to racial injustice.

Corey Durell Ruiz, 38, was shot and killed on a city street Wednesday, the moments of his death captured in bystander videos that were later posted online. The race of the officer who fired his gun has not been released by police. Ruiz is identified as Black or Latino in Wisconsin court records.

oIt 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,o Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said during a news conference Thursday afternoon.

Wisconsin court records show Ruiz had been in and out of jail over the
past decade for mostly misdemeanor offenses including disorderly conduct,
drug possession, auto theft, battery and invasion of privacy. He was also convicted of felonies including possession of cocaine and marijuana,
robbery, strangulation, resisting an officer and causing bodily harm.

oHeAs a human being. He had a family. He has parents who loved him who
brought him home, who cared for him,o Common Council President Sabrina
Madison said, adding that sheAs struggling to understand what sheAs seen
in videos of the shooting that have circulated on social media.

oMy first thought is, when the officerAs walking away, why isnAt he
walking away in cuffs,o Madison said. oIAm angry, thereAs no way around
it.o

RuizAs family has retained Ben Crump, an attorney who has represented the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, who were all
shot and killed by the police. Crump said the case must be examined for excessive force.

Shooting sparks turmoil in a fed-up community
Frustrated residents marched, and a memorial of flowers and signs grew
near the place where Ruiz died. It was just blocks from where two other
police killings happened in 2015 and 2012.

A group of about 20 protesters burst into ThursdayAs news conference,
taking the microphone from police Chief John Patterson and arguing with
some attendees who said they wanted to hear more about the investigation.

One protester held a sign saying oCorrupt cops deserve to die too!!!o

Moments earlier, the mayor said the shooting would be origorously investigated.o

Once the protesters quieted down, the chief resumed his presentation, promising his departmentAs full cooperation with the state investigation.

Police have released few details
None of the four officers who were detaining Ruiz wore body cameras, but passersby recorded the confrontation on video, and accused the officers of overreacting.

oI thought, aHoly cow u what could have warranted that?A It looked to me
like they had him under control,o David Ortiz-Whittingham, who saw
officers swarming and heard the gunshots, said Thursday. oEven now,
knowing about the knife, did he have to die for it? Could this have been de-escalated?o

The police chief released few details Thursday, saying a Wisconsin
Division of Criminal Investigation probe of the officer-involved shooting
must run its course.

Earlier Thursday, MadisonAs independent police monitor, Aeiramique Glass,
said police had not yet shared evidence or the officerAs identity with her office, which will review the case and can recommend to the district
attorney that charges be filed if warranted. She said the department and
city are oobstructing what the community and the publico want.

oLet me do my job,o she said.

Patterson said the police were committed to cooperating with Glass.

The chief urges people not to draw conclusions
Patterson has urged caution in reading too much from the cellphone videos.
He said none show the perspective of the officers, and additional video
that hasnAt been released is being reviewed.

The officer who fired his weapon is an 11-year veteran of the force, the
chief said. He and the three other responding officers will be placed on administrative leave pending the investigation by the Wisconsin Division
of Criminal Investigation, as required under state law.

Patterson said police were responding to calls that someone was attempting
to enter parked vehicles, and the suspect fled on a bike before the
officers surrounded him. One deployed a taser, but Patterson said the
effort failed to control the man.

In the videos circulating online, the man can be seen standing before heAs brought to his knees as the officers struggle to force him into a prone position. Then he falls quickly to the pavement after what sounds like
three gunshots, and seems motionless as the officers handcuff him behind
his back. Arriving officers then escort one of the officers a short
distance away.

Patterson said he did not know the extent of the knife injuries sustained
by the officer.

oThis situation was clearly dangerous,o Patterson said before adding he
was saddened by the loss of life.

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