Fatal Wisconsin police shooting leads to protests in Madison
Protests broke out in Wisconsin on Wednesday after a deadly police shooting in Madison sparked controversy. Madison Police Chief John Patterson said Wednesday that the fatal shooting occurred when officers responded to a call about a man in his 30s suspected of attempting to break into cars in the Marquette neighborhood. The suspect fled police before officers apprehended him at an intersection, when a struggle ensued as the man resisted arrest and attacked an officer with a knife, Patterson said.
- ▪Protests broke out in Wisconsin on Wednesday after a deadly police shooting in Madison sparked controversy.
- ▪Madison Police Chief John Patterson said Wednesday that the fatal shooting occurred when officers responded to a call about a man in his 30s suspected of attempting to break into cars in the Marquette neighborhood.
- ▪The suspect fled police before officers apprehended him at an intersection, when a struggle ensued as the man resisted arrest and attacked an officer with a knife, Patterson said.
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Protests broke out in Wisconsin on Wednesday after a deadly police shooting in Madison sparked controversy. Madison Police Chief John Patterson said Wednesday that the fatal shooting occurred when officers responded to a call about a man in his 30s suspected of attempting to break into cars in the Marquette neighborhood. The suspect fled police before officers apprehended him at an intersection, when a struggle ensued as the man resisted arrest and attacked an officer with a knife, Patterson said. The injured officer used a Taser on the suspect, but it proved unsuccessful, the police chief said, leading the officer to fire his weapon at the man.
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