A Man wielding 2 knives was shot and killed by out-of-state police several blocks from the RNC, according to police

Milwaukee’s police chief said on Tuesday that Ohio police officers attending the Republican National conference in Wisconsin shot and killed a man who was brandishing two knives close to the conference.

Milwaukee Chief Jeffrey Norman stated during a press conference that five officers from the Columbus, Ohio, police department opened fire on the man who was holding a knife in each hand, defying orders, and charging toward an unarmed man before the shots were fired. The chief reported that two knives had been found at the scene.

Police made available body camera footage of them conversing while riding motorcycles, just before one of them remarks, “He’s got a knife.”

Then a number of officers rush toward two individuals who are standing on a street and cry, “Drop the knife!” Police fired their firearms as the armed man approached the defenseless man.

According to Norman, “someone’s life was in danger.” “Today, these officers—who were not locals—took it upon themselves to intervene and save a life.”

Thousands of law enforcement officers from several jurisdictions are in Milwaukee to offer supplementary security for the convention, which is scheduled to end on Thursday. It started on Monday.

Residents, who lived about a mile from the convention site, were incensed after the shooting and questioned why out-of-state officers were in their community.

There was nothing to indicate that the shooting was connected to the convention itself, according to the Columbus Division of Police, the mayor of Milwaukee’s chief of staff, and a spokesman for the joint command center of the convention.

Samuel Sharpe, 43, was recognized as the deceased guy by a cousin and other witnesses.

Residents and activists from Milwaukee swiftly gathered at the shooting scene, with many voicing their indignation about the presence of a police department in the city due to the conference.

Tuesday night, a group of around 100 people peacefully staged a vigil and march, stopping briefly to observe a moment of silence at the scene where Sharpe was killed.

The man’s cousin Linda Sharpe stated, “They came into our community and shot down our family right here at a public park.” “What are you doing shooting people down in our city?”

According to Linda Sharpe, her relative resided in a tent camp across the street from King Park, the scene of the shooting.

A shelter and multiple social care clinics can be found in the neighborhood, where the encampment has been a long-standing presence, according to locals. Some claimed that because Milwaukee police officers know a large number of the people residing in the tents, they may have been able to defuse the situation.

David Porter, a homeless man who claimed to have known Samuel Sharpe, expressed his ire at the presence of out-of-Milwaukee police in his neighborhood.

Porter stated, alluding to Milwaukee police, “That man would still be alive right now if MPD had been there.”

According to Milwaukee Chief Norman, thirteen Columbus-based bicycle patrol officers were having a conference within their designated zone when they noticed the disturbance.

According to Norman, “the officers witnessed an armed subject, brandishing a knife in each hand, fighting with an unarmed person.” According to the chief, they didn’t shoot until the armed man disregarded many orders and advanced on the unarmed man.

According to Norman, “someone’s life was in immediate danger” in this instance.

Due in part to its special team that was sent to Milwaukee to foster better ties between the police and the community, the Columbus Division of Police has drawn notice. This unit was clearly involved in directing Monday’s mostly peaceful protests.

The shooting took place not far from King Park, about a mile from the conference center, where a few protestors had congregated the night before Monday’s march. Dozens of Columbus police officers wearing blue jackets with the words “Columbus Police Dialogue” on them followed that demonstration.

According to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office, Wednesday is set aside for the autopsy.