Madison Police Shooting

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.

Where did this occur?

Madison police shot and killed a man who police say produced a knife while being arrested on the city’s Near East Side on Wednesday afternoon.

The shooting, at the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin streets occurred as several officers were wrestling a man to the ground, according to bystander videos of the incident. A bicycle could be seen lying on the street.

The Madison Public Market has postponed its planned grand opening Thursday.

The opening, set for 4 to 8:30 p.m., has been put on hold with no new date scheduled, according to a social media post by the market’s organizers.

Bystander videos of the fatal shooting by Madison police on Wednesday has flooded social media.

What hasn’t surfaced is any body-camera video from police: Madison is one of the few major cities in the United States that still doesn’t equip the vast majority of its front-line officers with body cams.

Democratic candidates running in Wisconsin’s open race for governor offered prayers and condolences in the wake of Wednesday’s fatal shooting of a man by Madison police on the city’s Near East Side, while also calling for a full, transparent investigation into the events surrounding the incident.

The shooting at the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin streets occurred as several officers were wrestling a man to the ground.

Hours after a Madison police officer fatally shot a man who they said had pulled a knife during an arrest, protesters marched from the scene of the shooting on the Near East Side to Capitol Square, where they took over the stage set for Wednesday night’s Concert on the Square.

The group gathered first at the corner of Williamson and South Baldwin streets, where the shooting had occurred four hours prior. Organizers spoke into megaphones to a crowd of about 200 people, some holding signs with phrases like “Stop killing our neighbors” and “No justice, no peace.” A paper taped onto a pole overlooking the corner read, “Stop public executions.”

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.

Where did this occur?

Democratic candidates running in Wisconsin’s open race for governor offered prayers and condolences in the wake of Wednesday’s fatal shooting of a man by Madison police on the city’s Near East Side, while also calling for a full, transparent investigation into the events surrounding the incident.

The shooting at the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin streets occurred as several officers were wrestling a man to the ground.

A segment of Williamson Street will be closed through mid-morning Thursday in the wake of Wednesday’s fatal shooting of a man by Madison police on the street, authorities said.

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.

Hours after a Madison police officer fatally shot a man who they said had pulled a knife during an arrest, protesters marched from the scene of the shooting on the Near East Side to Capitol Square, where they took over the stage set for Wednesday night’s Concert on the Square.

The group gathered first at the corner of Williamson and South Baldwin streets, where the shooting had occurred four hours prior. Organizers spoke into megaphones to a crowd of about 200 people, some holding signs with phrases like “Stop killing our neighbors” and “No justice, no peace.” A paper taped onto a pole overlooking the corner read, “Stop public executions.”