Madison police shooting
Police fatally shoot a man in Madison on July 22, 2026.
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On Wednesday, a man was killed by a police officer in Madison. Police said the man took out a knife as they tried to arrest him. Here's what we know.
After an officer killed a man police said was armed with a knife, protesters marched to the Capitol and demanded answers.
Market organizers gave no reason for the postponement, but it comes a day after a fatal police shooting just blocks away.
Madison SWAT team and motorcycle officers are the only ones regularly equipped with body cams, although Madison police squad cars are equipped with dash cameras.
Candidates offered prayers and condolences while also calling for a full, transparent investigation into the events surrounding the shooting.
The city said in a statement early Thursday that “to ensure public safety” Williamson Street would be closed from South Dickinson Street to South Few Street.
Protesters took over the stage set for Wednesday night’s Concert on the Square as members of the orchestra headed inside the Capitol.
Thousands of protestors took to the streets of Madison after a man was shot and killed by a Madison Police Department officer at the intersect…
Bystander video of the police shooting at Williamson and South Baldwin streets in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 22, 2026. Warning: Contains grap…
Protesters head toward Capitol Square following Wednesday afternoon’s police shooting.
The decision was made "out of respect for our community" and "so we can focus on supporting one another during this painful time," the announcement said.
“He was a good person,” one friend said. “We all have our demons or whatever, but I never ever seen that man arguing with nobody.”
Protests and a vigil continue at the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin streets, where Madison police shot and killed a man Wednesday afternoon.
One immediate impact: The mayor and City Council president pledged to finally get body cameras for the city’s police department.
The grand opening had been scheduled for Thursday but was postponed after Madison Police fatally shot a man the previous day.
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Police Chief John Patterson plan to give an update on the police shooting.
A protester took the podium at a press briefing about the police shooting of a man on Wednesday.
A protester took the podium at a press briefing about the police shooting of a man on Wednesday.
The free annual festival was scheduled to run Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 7:30 p.m.
The Stevens Point band, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, was set to be the featured band.
“We serve hundreds of SNAP customers each week who rely on the market to access fresh produce, ”said the market manager.
Crump, a nationally renowned attorney, specializes in wrongful death lawsuits. His practice has taken cases including those of Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.
The videos do not show whether Ruiz, who was armed with a knife, still posed an imminent threat to police after he was on the ground.
See 24 hours of a living monument as protesters camp out where Corey Ruiz died in a confrontation with Madison police.
The recent shooting of Corey Ruiz, a 38-year-old Black man in Madison, is another example of police unnecessarily taking a life. Yet police will likely find that taking his life was consistent with officer training and justified.
“My son was an exceptional guy,” Ruiz’s mother Elsa Ruiz said through tears. “He was my love. He loved his daughter. He loved his family.”
The cancellation comes in response to the fatal police shooting of Corey Durell Ruiz, 38, on Wednesday.
Hundreds of people gathered at the corner of Williamson and South Baldwin streets Thursday evening, the same intersection where a fatal police shooting occurred a day prior.
On Wednesday, Madison Police fatally shot a man near the intersection of Williamson and Baldwin streets. Read our complete coverage.
A shrine to Corey Ruiz has grown, and activists have set objects as barricades to keep vehicles from using the 1200 and 1300 blocks of Williamson Street.
