Knife-wielding man fatally shot by out-of-state officers near Milwaukee’s Republican National Convention

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******-wielding man fatally shot by out-of-state officers near Milwaukee’s *********** National Convention

Police ****** ******-wielding man near RNC convention

Police ****** ******-wielding man near RNC convention

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Ohio police officers in Wisconsin for the *********** National Convention shot and ******* a man who was wielding two knives near the convention, Milwaukee’s police chief said Tuesday.

Five members of the Columbus, Ohio, police department fired on the man, who had a ****** in each hand, refused police commands and charged at an unarmed man before police fired, Milwaukee Chief Jeffrey Norman said at a news conference. Two knives were recovered from the scene, the chief said.

Police released body camera footage that showed officers on bikes talking before one of them says, “He’s got a ******.”

Several officers then yell “Drop the ******!” as they run toward two men standing in a street. When the armed man moved toward the unarmed man, police fired their weapons.

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Police investigate a ********* near King Park during the second day of the 2024 *********** National Convention, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. The ********* occurred outside of the security perimeter for the *********** National Convention.

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“Someone’s life was in danger,” Norman said. “These officers, who were not from this area, took it upon themselves to act and save someone’s life today.”

Thousands of officers from multiple jurisdictions are in Milwaukee providing additional security for the convention that began Monday and concludes Thursday.

The ********* fueled anger from residents who questioned why out-of-state officers were in their neighborhood located about a mile from the convention site.

The Columbus Division of Police, as well as the chief of staff for Milwaukee’s mayor and a spokesperson for the convention’s ****** command center, all said there was nothing to suggest the ********* was related to the convention itself.

A cousin and others identified the man ******* as 43-year-old Samuel Sharpe.

Milwaukee residents and activists quickly converged on the site of the *********, many of them expressing outrage about the involvement of a police department in town because of the convention.

About 100 people held a vigil and march without incident on Tuesday night, pausing for a moment of silence at the blood-stained spot where Sharpe was *******.

“They came into our community and shot down our family right here at a public park,” said Linda Sharpe, a cousin of the man who was *******. “What are you doing in our city, ********* people down?”

Linda Sharpe said her cousin lived in a tent encampment across the street from King Park, where the ********* occurred.

Residents said the encampment was a long-standing feature of the neighborhood, which is home to several social service clinics and a shelter. Some said Milwaukee police officers are familiar with many of those living in the tents and might have been able to deescalate the situation.

David Porter, who said he knew Samuel Sharpe and is also homeless, was ****** that officers from outside of Milwaukee were in his neighborhood.

“If MPD would have been there, that man would still be alive right now,” Porter said, referring to Milwaukee police.

Norman, the Milwaukee chief, said 13 officers who were part of a bicycle patrol from Columbus were within their assigned zone having a meeting when they saw the altercation.

“The officers observed a subject armed with a ****** in each hand, engaged in an altercation with another unarmed individual,” Norman said. They only fired after the armed man ignored multiple commands and moved toward the unarmed man, the chief said.

“This is a situation where somebody’s life was in immediate danger,” Norman said.

The Columbus Division of Police has received attention because of its special unit deployed to Milwaukee that works to improve police-community relationships and had a visible role in guiding the largely uneventful protests on Monday.

The ********* happened near King Park, roughly a mile from the convention center, where a small group of protesters gathered before marching on Monday. That demonstration was followed by dozens of Columbus police officers, wearing blue vests that read: “Columbus Police Dialogue.”

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said an autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday.

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