Sarah Lear
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Warners gathered around a makeshift memorial.
Officers responding to reports of someone stealing bikes and trying to get into parked cars on Wednesday got into a scuffle with Ruiz, who is 38.
Police say he pulled a knife.
The officers weren't wearing body cameras, but cell phone video shows three officers restraining Ruiz to the ground.
A fourth appears to shoot.
Protests have broken out, claiming excessive force.
The officers are on leave.
For NPR News, I'm Sarah Lear in Madison.
Here's what Madison police say happened.
They responded to a report about a man checking car doors.
That man was Corey Ruiz.
Ruiz fled from police on a bike.
Eventually they caught up to him and there was a struggle.
They say Ruiz pulled a knife.
The police used a taser on him.
They say it didn't work.
And they say at some point, an officer was injured by the knife, and that was the same officer who shot and killed Ruiz.
Bystander video appears to show Ruiz on the ground at the time this officer fired what sounded like three shots.
Here's what Madison police say happened.
They responded to a report about a man checking car doors.
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