Communist, socialist network helped fuel Madison protests after Corey Ruiz shooting, investigation finds - foxnews.com

A coalition of communist, socialist and left-wing organizations helped drive nearly two weeks of protests and a sprawling encampment in Madison, Wisconsin, following the fatal police shooting of homeless man Corey Ruiz, according to an investigation reported by Fox News.
Prominent groups backing the demonstrations include the Madison chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the nonprofit Freedom Inc., and the Marxist-Leninist Freedom Road Socialist Organization, all of which publicly supported the protests.
The organizations coordinated demonstrations, maintained the encampment, and demanded the involved officer's arrest, repeatedly calling him a "killer cop," while Freedom Inc. said it bailed out dozens of protesters after recent arrests.
Before city crews dismantled it on Tuesday morning, the encampment had grown to include dozens of tents, four portable toilets, food distribution areas and memorial displays, with organizers bringing a raised-fist sculpture from Minneapolis' George Floyd Square.
The shooting occurred on July 22, when police said officers responded to reports of theft and Ruiz fled on a bicycle; authorities said he pulled a knife, injured one officer during a struggle, and was fatally shot by another officer.
Protesters have accused law enforcement of excessive force and drawn comparisons to the 2020 death of George Floyd, while national security experts cited in the report described the mobilization as part of a broader pattern of using local law enforcement confrontations to build protest movements.