The man shot by police in Madison today is Corey D. Ruiz (Corey Durell Ruiz), according to two sources in a position to know. Madison’s police chief says that an officer was injured with a knife wielded by the man before the officer shot him. A disturbing video has gone viral. Madison Police Chief John Patterson said in a news conference that an officer with the Madison Police Department was involved in a shooting on the city’s near east side. MPD officers were dispatched to a call just before 1 p.m. on July 22 for a report of a person allegedly checking parked vehicles, he said. Officers located the man and attempted to contact him. He fled on a bicycle and traveled through some nearby backyards in an attempt to get away. Officers connected again with the man at 1:30 p.m., said the chief. The man fell off or was taken off the bicycle by officers, according to the chief. He said a physical struggle ensued with officers in the middle of the intersection. “During the struggle, the man pulled out a knife or produced a knife, fixed blade knife, and an officer was injured by this while attempting to arrest him,” Patterson said. “A taser was deployed.” It was unsuccessful. The officer who was injured by the knife was the same officer who fired his weapon at this man, Patterson said. Four officers were involved. Only the one officer fired his weapon. A second officer also injured. It’s not clear how that injury occurred, but police don’t think it was from the knife. He described the man as being in his 30s and said he was taken to the hospital, but has died. Corey Ruiz Had a Long record 2024 Misdemeanor convictions: retail theft, resisting 2024 Misdemeanor convictions: resisting, possess drug paraphernalia (charge of battery or threat to judge, prosecutor or law enforcement officer was dismissed) 2021 Felony conviction