The Columbus Division of Police has recently made public the body camera footage depicting the events leading up to a fatal shooting near the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee.

The incident occurred just after 1 p.m. about a mile from the Fiserv Forum, within the RNC’s outer perimeter, where the officers were on duty, as stated by Columbus police.

During a press conference, Milwaukee Police Department Chief Jeffrey Norman revealed that 13 uniformed Columbus officers, part of the bicycle patrol, were engaged in daily event discussions in their designated area when they spotted a 43-year-old man wielding a knife in each hand, engaged in a physical altercation with an unarmed individual.

Patriotic beachwear for freedom lovers! Shop now and get 10% off with code RB10. Vet & LEO-founded.

The bodycam footage captured officers forming a circle, with one of them alerting, “He’s got a knife. Yes, he does.”

Subsequently, as the officers approached the armed man, shouting ensued, demanding him to drop his weapon.

The confrontation escalated, leading to the officers discharging multiple shots at the man, resulting in his fatal injury.

According to Norman, five officers discharged their firearms during the incident, with two knives being recovered from the scene.

Original article below:

Yesterday, there was a police shooting near the Republican National Convention when police saw a dual knife-wielding suspect attacking another man as they were gathered for a briefing in the area. A short 30-second body camera video of the incident has now been released. Watch:

Original article below:

An altercation near 14th and Vliet streets in Milwaukee ended with a police shooting just 1.2 miles away from the center of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum.

Amid a heavy law enforcement presence, including the Secret Service, witnesses disclosed to WISN 12 News that an altercation between two men at King Park took a deadly turn as one of them brandished a knife.

The witnesses recounted how the arrival of multiple officers seemed to startle the men, eventually leading to the fatal shooting of the knife-wielding individual.

Although the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office has yet to confirm the fatality, multiple sources have confirmed the tragic outcome of the incident.

BREAKING Columbus Police have sHot a suspect about a mile away from Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Columbus police are in Milwaukee to help provide security for the convention. pic.twitter.com/EVVky5ptFh

— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) July 16, 2024

The officers involved in the shooting are reportedly not from the Milwaukee Police Department but from Columbus, Ohio, as per a statement from the Columbus Fraternal Order of Police, which also confirmed no injuries to the officers.

Police from 63 departments across 24 states and Washington, D.C., as well as 44 Wisconsin agencies, currently in attendance for the ongoing Republican National Convention.

However, it is crucial to note that the shooting does not seem to be directly linked to the RNC proceedings.