No bodycam footage in fatal Madison police shooting, because the department doesn’t require cameras

As officials review widely circulated bystander videos of the fatal police shooting of a man in Madison, Wisconsin, one key perspective won’t be emerging: footage from the officers’ body-worn cameras.

As officials review widely circulated bystander videos of the fatal police shooting of a man in Madison, Wisconsin, one key perspective won’t be emerging: footage from the officers’ body-worn cameras.

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Unlike nearly every other similarly sized city, Madison doesn’t require its police to wear them.

The absence of that footage has left residents in the dark about key moments leading up to the shooting, when police say Corey Ruiz pulled a knife during a struggle with four officers, injuring one of them. That officer then fired the shots, according to police. All four officers have been placed on administrative leave pending a state investigation.