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Updated · Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3 · Jul 24
Medical Examiner Keeps Ruling Pending in 38-Year-Old Corey Ruiz Death After Police Shooting
Updated
Updated · Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3 · Jul 24

Medical Examiner Keeps Ruling Pending in 38-Year-Old Corey Ruiz Death After Police Shooting

3 articles · Updated · Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3 · Jul 24

Summary

  • Dane County's medical examiner said Friday that Corey Ruiz's cause and manner of death remain undetermined, with additional testing still underway after a forensic autopsy was completed Thursday.
  • Ruiz, 38, was shot Wednesday afternoon at Williamson and Baldwin streets after Madison officers tried to detain him and a struggle broke out.
  • Madison police said Ruiz used a knife to injure one officer, and video from the scene appears to show an officer firing three shots.
  • Ruiz was pronounced dead at a hospital the same day, and the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation is still investigating the death.

Insights

What do the missing body cameras and unseen footage mean for understanding Corey Ruiz’s fatal Madison police shooting?
What will the final forensic findings reveal about the struggle, the shots fired, and whether deadly force was necessary?