MILWAUKEE — A Columbus, Ohio police officer killed a man just a few blocks from the RNC security perimeter at 14th and Vliet.
Milwaukee Street Angels, an organization that works with the homeless community, told TMJ4 the victim is a 43-year-old homeless man.
Surveillance video shows the shooting taking place in the middle of Vliet Street:
Surveillance video shows police opening fire at 14th and Vliet
In the video you can see two people on the street and several Columbus police officers chasing them with guns drawn. Then you see a man fall.
TMJ4 spoke with two people who said they witnessed the shooting that happened on Tuesday afternoon, July 16th.
He told TMJ4 he saw a man walking down Vliet Street, and said police chased him down the street, and shot him in the back.
According to witnesses, the man lived with them at a nearby homeless camp and was trying to cross the street when police shot him.
He said he heard six to seven gunshots and that possibly multiple officers fired their guns.
VIDEO: Hear from witnesses about the shooting near 14th and Vliet
VIDEO: Hear from witnesses about the shooting near 14th and Vliet
TMJ4 has not confirmed this information.
An autopsy on the man is scheduled for Wednesday, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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14th and Vliet is near the secure area of the Republican National Convention, but we have no reason to believe this incident is connected to the RNC events.
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The Columbus Area Fraternal Order of Police released a statement Tuesday afternoon saying no officers were injured.
According to the statement, Columbus police officers, along with numerous officers from various jurisdictions across the country, are in Milwaukee to assist Milwaukee police with security for the RNC.
Dr. Melinda Brennan, executive director of the Wisconsin ACLU, released the following statement regarding the shootings:
“We are aware of the fatal shooting of a civilian by Columbus, Ohio police, which occurred in the King Park neighborhood, about a mile from Fiserv Forum, well outside the RNC security perimeter. As we wait for more details to emerge, we are calling for a full and transparent investigation into what led up to the shooting, including the immediate release of any bodycam footage related to the encounter. There are more than 4,000 additional law enforcement officers in Milwaukee for the RNC, and we have long feared how this heavy police presence could increase the risk of fatal police encounters, particularly by out-of-state officers who do not know our community and are not accountable to them. We offer our condolences to the friends and family of the man killed.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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