Just days after an assassination attempt on President Trump, police have shot and killed a man wielding two knives outside the Republican National Convention security perimeter.
Reports indicate that the man, who was homeless and had bipolar disorder, was shot by a Columbus police officer assisting with security in Milwaukee.
Footage from the scene is being circulated on social media:
🚨🇺🇸SCENE OF POLICE SHOOTING NEAR RNC IN MILWAUKEE CORDONED OFF
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 16, 2024
The scene of the shooting incident near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee has been cordoned off by police.
An investigation is underway.
A bipolar man was shot and killed by police after he pulled… https://t.co/ehm8sbGR9P pic.twitter.com/M8z96xe61s
#BREAKING
— Jenna Rae (@journalismjenna) July 16, 2024
One man is dead after being shot by police officers, sources say. @tmj4 has confirmed the officers who shot the man are from Columbus, OH.
This shooting happened 7 blocks from the RNC security perimeter on 14th and Vliet. pic.twitter.com/5EaglEZf7W
Shooting happening blocks away from RNC.
— Liam Rafizadeh (@liamrafi) July 16, 2024
Police involved shooting near 14th and Vliet. You can see a body covered in the middle of the road.
Witnesses say they heard 5 gunshots. pic.twitter.com/AXWvh5XyLz
Here is the police’s official statement regarding the incident:
BREAKING: POLICE OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON RNC SHOOTING
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) July 16, 2024
"F.O.P. Lodge #9 has recently been made aware that members of the Columbus Division of Police were involved in an officer involved shooting at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this afternoon. F.O.P.… pic.twitter.com/2NGZyVU7bG
The Columbus Dispatch has the details:
A Columbus police officer is believed to have shot and killed someone while working in Milwaukee as part of the security efforts surrounding the Republican National Convention.
Brian Steel, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge No. 9, said details are limited, but he was contacted about a shooting in Milwaukee involving a Columbus police officer.
Several dozen Columbus officers, including the Division of Police’s dialogue team, are in Milwaukee, as are officers from other cities around the country, to assist with security.
Columbus police have sent officers to other large-scale events around the country in the past, including several presidential inaugurations.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the shooting occurred near North 14th and West Vliet streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention. The Journal Sentinel has reporters at the scene.
The Journal Sentinel reported that the person police shot has died. Steel said no Columbus officers were hurt in the incident. Additional details were not immediately available.
Multiple sources have told The Dispatch that dialogue officers were not involved in the shooting.
