We have another Black Lives Matter martyr in Madison, Wisconsin, and politicians and protesters alike are doing their best to revive 2020. Diana Gutiérrez, an evening news anchor for WISN 12 News, notes that none of the officers involved in the shooting of Corey Ruiz, who police say attacked them with a knife after a short pursuit.
A man is dead after being shot by police in Madison.
— Diana Gutiérrez (@DGutierreztv) July 23, 2026
None of the officers were wearing body cameras. pic.twitter.com/OkqDWlTrVC
Because the Leftist Democrats in the city council repeatedly blocked body cams. https://t.co/oQX3o1L7so
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) July 23, 2026
Why did your city council block them?
— JWF (@JammieWF) July 23, 2026
— RJ🧀🍺 (@WIdigregorysj) July 23, 2026
No body cameras because the the common council refuses to approve them due to "privacy issues". Do your homework Diana.
— Blue Centurion (@Blue_Centurion) July 23, 2026
According to The Cap Times:
Madison officers were dispatched to the Marquette neighborhood around 1 p.m. Wednesday following a report that a man was checking parked cars. The man fled on a bicycle through some backyards, and officers intercepted the man again on Willy Street, Patterson said.
A physical struggle ensued in officers’ attempt to detain the man in the middle of the intersection. Officers reported the man pulled out a knife as they attempted to arrest him. An officer was injured by the knife while attempting to arrest the man, according to Patterson.
Here's an abbreviated version of the coverage by The Wisconsin Examiner:
Headline: cops kill man "in broad daylight", in front of "witnesses"
— Bachman (@ElonBachman) July 23, 2026
1st para: residents in "shock and anger"
2nd para: "historical trauma" from "officer-involved shootings"
Later on: man was "checking parked vehicles"
Finally: he stabbed a cop. Oh.https://t.co/ZbHvT7jZRV
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Guy has two pages of results in the Wisconsin court records search. At least 34 incidents.
— Three feet to infinity (@hyperfocal) July 23, 2026
Here's The Journal Sentinel's Laura Schulte:
I’m on Willy St in Madison where earlier today police shot and killed a man after receiving a call of someone checking cars in the area. The crowd is chanting, and tempers are running high pic.twitter.com/NhAo6DYCUu
— Laura Schulte (@SchulteLaura) July 22, 2026
You mean they shot and killed a man who stabbed a cop?
— Rebecca Tucker (@RebeccaTucker85) July 23, 2026
“White”, btw pic.twitter.com/qH3x8gBDa9
— Chud Dudley, American Misfit (@TrvthfvlTreason) July 22, 2026
Reports say the guy resisted arrest, pulled a knife and tried to stab a cop. It’s omitting stuff like this, combined with the mob that turns out to support these criminal thugs, that is radicalizing so many people against those you are standing up for.
— WiscoVet (@jj_wisco_vet) July 22, 2026
A performance scheduled for Wednesday night by the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra at the Capitol Square was canceled after protesters occupied the stage.
Protestors have taken the mic and stopped the concert. One man said “bitch we are the concert” pic.twitter.com/QXblYdZMPF
— Laura Schulte (@SchulteLaura) July 23, 2026
Mob of angry protesters crashed a concert in Madison, Wisconsin, demanding "justice" for Corey Ruiz, a black man who was shot and killed by police after he allegedly pulled a knife during an arrest.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 23, 2026
They essentially held the attendees hostage while hijacking the stage. The event… pic.twitter.com/J2GALWl4ob
The post continues:
… was then canceled.
"No Justice, No Peace... In order for this [the concert] to happen, because we will stay here, and there won't be anything."
If you vote for Dems in Wisconsin this fall, this is your future. Beautiful event taken over by protestors. All egged on by Dem politicians before they could even get video of showing the perp with a knife. pic.twitter.com/VGCtsstUjQ
— SteveAustinWI (@SteveAustinWI) July 23, 2026
Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong was at the scene of the shooting, where an impromptu memorial was set up, with a candle and a bullhorn:
.@FrancescaHongWI is on Willy St holding a candle alongside those gathered pic.twitter.com/qEvs944VP8
— Laura Schulte (@SchulteLaura) July 23, 2026
A man pulled out a knife and stabbed a cop.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 23, 2026
The cop than shot him in self-defense.
The likely Democrat nominee for Wisconsin Gov calls it an "execution." pic.twitter.com/wH5QGuogP8
The sad thing is that leading Democratic politicians ROUTINELY say crazy things like this every day. It's like you have to be a dangerous idiot to win a Democratic primary in America now.
— Dave Rogers (@iahphx) July 23, 2026
😐 https://t.co/LcIiuDaMpV pic.twitter.com/T2MFBXmymi
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) July 23, 2026
Juliana Bennett, an assembly candidate and member of the Democratic Socialists of America - Madison, also called for justice for the guy who stabbed a cop.
We protect us. Justice for Corey. pic.twitter.com/1MG7VjwdRi
— Juliana Bennett for the People (@JuForthePeople) July 23, 2026
What about justice for those Corey had strangled according to his criminal record over the last 2 decades?
— Gunner90 (@gunner947947) July 23, 2026
Also don't stab police and comply.
Has the Black Lives Matter crowd finally found its next George Floyd? Should we prepare for another "summer of love" in Madison?
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