Police identify Corey Ruiz as man killed in Madison police shooting
Police said Corey Ruiz pulled a knife during a struggle with four officers in Madison, Wisconsin; the shooting was on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, and police said one person was injured.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 15, 2026, 6:02 p.m. ET
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Aug 15, 2026, 6:02 p.m. ETFirst report
Police name Corey Ruiz as the man killed in Madison police shooting
Corey Ruiz was killed in a police shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, according to an Associated Press article. Police released his name.
Police said Ruiz pulled a knife during a struggle with four officers in Madison. Police also stated that one person was injured.
The available record does not establish what led to the encounter, how the shooting unfolded, whether the injury police reported refers to Ruiz or to someone else, or which agency is reviewing the case. This is a developing story.
Three Madison officials are on the record. Madison police chief John Patterson is quoted describing something as "essential tools for the modern police officer"; the available record does not say what he was referring to.
Katey Nelson, a member of the Madison police civilian oversight board, said: "Now we’re here, looking at another police shooting where we don’t have what we need to make sure the officers are held accountable."
Madison Common Council President Sabrina Madison said: "It was like: if we’re going to figure out anything, we’re going to figure out how to fund shelter operations". The available record does not say what prompted the remark or when it was made.
The location of the shooting is given only as the city of Madison, Wisconsin.
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