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As tensions rise in Madison after deadly police shooting, victim is identified - NBC News
WorldBy Marlene Lenthang, Matt Lavietes, Shaquille Brewster, Kailani Koenig7/23/20261 min read
MADISON, Wisc. — With protests and demands for accountability growing louder in Madison, Wisconsin, the man who was fatally shot by a police officer this week has been identified.
✨ Key Highlights
- Corey Ruiz, a man in his 30s and a member of the Madison, Wisconsin, community, was fatally shot by a police officer on Wednesday, officials confirmed during a news conference on Thursday.
- Police said Ruiz was shot after he pulled out a knife during a struggle with four officers, and Police Chief John Patterson described the case as an "open and active homicide investigation."
- Wisconsin's state Justice Department, through its Criminal Investigation Division, is leading the inquiry and will release the name of the officer who fired the weapon.
- The Thursday news conference grew tense when two protesters interrupted Patterson for roughly 20 minutes, with one taking the microphone to condemn police brutality and demand the officer be jailed.
- Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway called for answers, stating that no one should lose their life during an encounter with law enforcement regardless of their past, and pledged a rigorous investigation.
- Public records indicate Ruiz had 40 misdemeanor and felony convictions from 2009 to 2025, while community organizer Jazzman Brown remembered him as a loving father experiencing homelessness and mental health struggles, and organized a vigil in his memory.
MADISON, Wisc. With protests and demands for accountability growing louder in Madison, Wisconsin, the man who was fatally shot by a police officer this week has been identified.
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