MADISON — A man was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon during an altercation with Madison police officers.
The officers were responding to a call about a person stealing bicycles and checking vehicle doors on the city's east side. They located the man, but he rode away on a bicycle and traveled through backyards to get away.
Police say the man either fell or was pulled off the bicycle; this is still being determined, and a struggle ensued.
According to the Madison Police Department, the man pulled out a fixed-blade knife and injured an officer. Officers continued to try to get the man into custody using a Taser; however, they said that was unsuccessful.
The officer injured by the knife is the one who fired his weapon. A second officer was also injured, but it is not clear how that occurred. At this time, police do not think it was from the knife.
In all, four officers were involved in or witnessed this shooting. Only one officer fired his weapon. All those involved will be placed on administrative leave.
The man, who was in his thirties, was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead there.
The shooting comes as the Madison community is still healing from the January deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two U.S. citizens killed by federal immigration agents during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis. Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was fatally shot by an ICE agent while in her car during a protest. Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse originally from Wisconsin, was killed by Customs and Border Protection officials while observing immigration enforcement activities.
According to an NBC affiliate at the scene, protesters have already begun gathering in response to Wednesday's police shooting.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation is now independently investigating this incident due to the Madison Police Department officer involvement.
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