A Wisconsin police briefing descended into chaos Thursday when a protester seized the podium during a heated demonstration that interrupted officials discussing the fatal police shooting of a homeless man.The briefing came one day after law enforcement officers shot and killed a homeless man who authorities said wounded an officer with a knife during an encounter Wednesday.According to officials, officers were responding to reports of a person stealing bicycles and checking vehicle doors.Police identified the man as Corey Durell Ruiz, a 38-year-old homeless resident. Police said Ruiz was armed with a knife and injured an officer, but protesters accused law enforcement of using excessive force and invoked the 2020 death of George Floyd. FBI ARRESTS PROTESTER WHO THREATENED TO KILL ICE OFFICER'S FAMILY AT NJ DETENTION CENTER PROTEST, BLANCHE SAYSA protester took over a police briefing in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 23, 2026, following a police-involved shooting incident. (City of Madison)One demonstrator then grabbed the microphone from Police Chief John Patterson."We don’t want any of that talk," a protester said. The protester then delivered a lengthy denunciation of police, capitalism, imperialism and Zionism, accusing Patterson of participating in a system that he said had oppressed his family for generations.While the disruption continued, another demonstrator held up a sign that read, "Corrupt cops deserve to die too!!!"Once the protesters quieted down, the chief resumed his presentation, promising his department’s full cooperation with the state investigation, according to The Associated Press. VIDEO SHOWS UNDERCOVER COPS SHOOTING MAN THREATENING SHOPPERS WITH FAKE GUN IN ‘JUSTIFIED’ DEFENSE: OFFICIALSOfficials said a man pulled out a fixed-blade knife and injured an officer in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 22, 2026. (Madison Police Department)Court records show Ruiz had a lengthy criminal history spanning nearly three decades.
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