Wisconsin officer kills man armed with knife, police say, as shooting sparks protests

Madison police said that after a chase and a struggle, a man who was being sought pulled out a knife and injured an officer, which led to the deadly shooting.

A police officer fatally shot a man who was alleged to have pulled out a knife during a struggle as officers were looking into a report of someone “checking vehicle doors” Wednesday afternoon in Madison, Wisconsin, police said.

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Police responded to the Marquette neighborhood about 1 p.m. after a report of someone checking parked cars, Madison Police Chief John Patterson said at a news conference. The person fled on a bicycle, but officers re-encountered him around 1:35 p.m., Patterson said.

The man “either fell off or was taken off of the bicycle by officers,” and there was a struggle with police in the intersection, Patterson said.