Image: A memorial for Corey Ruiz sits at an intersection where he was shot and killed by police officers earlier this week, in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 23, 2026.Chris Walker / Truthout

Chris Walker of Truthout reports: “Hundreds of people demonstrated in Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday night following the police killing of a Black man in a popular commercial and residential area.

The Madison Police Department (MPD) has not yet identified the man, stating only that he was in his 30s. Local social justice organizations have identified the man who was killed as Madison resident Corey Ruiz.

The killing occurred early in the afternoon on Williamson Street in the near-east side of the city. According to police, officers were responding to calls about a man who had allegedly stolen bicycles and was “checking” vehicle doors in the neighborhood. After finding a man on a bicycle, police pursued him, eventually resulting in the man either falling off his bike or being knocked off the bike by police.

… The officers eventually tackled Ruiz to the ground. Video shows one of the officers kicking Ruiz and placing his knee on Ruiz’s lower back. Shortly after, another officer who was involved in the struggle stands up and shoots Ruiz from above three times…”

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