More body cameras released in deadly police shooting near Republican National Convention in Wisconsin [VIDEOS]

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

The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. about a mile from the Fiserv Forum, inside the outer perimeter of the RNC, where officers were on duty, Columbus police said.

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During a press conference, Milwaukee Police Department Chief Jeffrey Norman revealed that 13 uniformed officers from Columbus, who were part of the bike patrol, were involved in daily discussions of events in their designated area when they saw a 43-year-old man with a knife in each hand. , involved in a physical altercation with an unarmed person.

Body camera footage captured the officers forming a circle, with one of them warning: “He's got a knife. He does.”

Later, when the officers approached the armed man, there were shouts demanding him to drop the weapon.

The confrontation escalated and the officers fired several shots at the man, fatally wounding him.

According to Norman, five officers fired their firearms during the incident, and two knives were recovered from the scene.

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Yesterday, a police shooting occurred near the Republican National Convention when police saw a suspect with a double knife attack another man as they gathered for a briefing in the area. A short 30-second body camera video of the incident has now been released. I will see:

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

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

Witnesses described how the arrival of several officers appeared to take the men by surprise, ultimately leading to the knife-wielding individual being fatally shot.

While the Milwaukee County Coroner's Office has not yet confirmed the death, multiple sources have confirmed the tragic outcome of the incident.

Columbus police have shot and killed a suspect a mile away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

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

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

Police from 63 departments in 24 states and Washington, DC, as well as 44 agencies in Wisconsin, are currently attending the ongoing Republican National Convention.

However, it is important to note that the shooting does not appear to be directly related to the RNC procedure.