美国威斯康星州麦迪逊市一名警官周三在城市街道上开枪击毙一名30多岁的男子12。事件发生地靠近州议会大厦，距离不到两英里12。
根据警方说法，死者在被警察尝试逮捕时用折刀伤害了一名警官12。视频记录显示，嫌疑人被按倒后，一名女警官试图使用电击枪1，随后另一名警官近距离连开三枪1。警方表示嫌疑人拒捕并持刀伤害警官，另有一名警官受伤1，两名警官未受伤1。
麦迪逊警察局长约翰·帕特森在新闻发布会上表示："我想诚恳地为他的家人表示最诚挚的同情"12。帕特森承认了射击事件但强调视频仅为单一视角1。警方未公布死者姓名12。
事件引发当地社区强烈反应。黑人倡导组织Urban Triage负责人布兰迪·格雷森表示："又一个黑人男子死在麦迪逊街道上，我们的社区在甚至不知道他的名字之前就看着他死去"1。抗议群众高喊"逮捕警察"的口号1。市议会主席萨布丽娜·麦迪逊呼吁进行"全面、综合、透明的独立调查"1。
此事引发的争议与当地警务历史有关。2015年，同一街道曾发生白人警官枪杀双种族背景男子托尼·罗宾逊的事件，当时检察官未对该警官提起指控12。
威斯康星州司法部门将对本次枪击事件进行独立调查1。
A police officer in Madison, Wisconsin fatally shot a man in his 30s on a city street near the state Capitol on Wednesday, an incident captured on mobile phone video that has prompted immediate community outcry and an independent investigation. 12
Police responded to apprehend the man, who allegedly resisted arrest and wounded an officer with a folding knife. 12 During the confrontation, a female officer deployed an electronic stun gun with limited effectiveness, after which another officer fired three shots at close range. 12 The police department reported that one other officer was also injured during the encounter, while two officers sustained no injuries. 1
Police Chief John Patterson acknowledged the shooting at a news conference and stated: "I want to take a moment to honestly and sincerely offer my heartfelt sympathies to his family for this loss." 12 Patterson characterized the shooting as justified given the circumstances. 2 The police department has not released the man's name. 12
The incident has ignited widespread protest and demands for transparency. Community advocates identified the victim as a Black man, intensifying local reaction. Brandi Grayson, director of Urban Triage, declared: "Another Black man is dead on a Madison street, and our community watched him die before we even knew his name." 12 Demonstrators chanted "Arrest the cops!" at the scene. 1 City Council President Sabrina Madison called for a "full, comprehensive, and transparent independent investigation." 1
The Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation will conduct an independent inquiry into the shooting. 2 The incident echoes a 2015 incident on the same street in which a white officer fatally shot Tony Robinson, a biracial man, without facing charges from prosecutors. 12
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