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[1][2]。事件发生地靠近州议会大厦，距离不到两英里[1][2]。
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[1][2]。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"[1][2]。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[1][2]。
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[1][2]。
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. [1][2]
Police responded to apprehend the man, who allegedly resisted arrest and wounded an officer with a folding knife. [1][2] During the confrontation, a female officer deployed an electronic stun gun with limited effectiveness, after which another officer fired three shots at close range. [1][2] 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." [1][2] Patterson characterized the shooting as justified given the circumstances. [2] The police department has not released the man's name. [1][2]
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." [1][2] 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. [1][2]