(17 Jul 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 17 July 2024
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Cavalier Johnson, Milwaukee Mayor:
"I was saddened by the death yesterday afternoon as the result of an officer involved shooting. No one, absolutely no one, wanted this outcome and I anticipate a full, as well as thorough, investigation. The deceased individual had family, had friends, and my thoughts are certainly with them. My thoughts are also with the police officers from Columbus, Ohio, and I’m sure they did not expect to be drawn into a tragic situation such as the one that they were involved in yesterday. The information we have leaves a clear impression that these Columbus officers, they saved the life of an unarmed man from death or perhaps serious injury."
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Cavalier Johnson, Milwaukee Mayor:
"Yesterday afternoon the Republican presidential nominee gave me a call. Mr (Donald) Trump had positive things to say about his experience so far here in Milwaukee. He shared his gratitude for the security and for law enforcement preparations. I did appreciate the call from Mr Trump and I again wished him a speedy recovery from his recent injuries."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Cavalier Johnson, Milwaukee Mayor:
"And these were bicycle officers who were out and they were there briefing about the activities of the day. And while they were there briefing, not seeking to engage with anybody from my understanding, they then saw the situation that was unfolding, where the now deceased individual had a knife, or knives rather, not just one but two knives, was threatening the life of another citizen. And then proceeded to lunge at that individual, disobeying the orders of officers to drop those knives. They commanded that those knives be dropped multiple times as officers approached that individual, and that did not happen. That’s when the police action took place."
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STORYLINE:
Milwaukee’s mayor on Wednesday said he was saddened by the death of a man shot by a group of bicycle police from Columbus, Ohio, who were in town to help with convention security.
The officers were briefing each other on the day’s activities Tuesday when they witnessed a man with two knives lunge at an unarmed man, Mayor Cavalier Johnson said at an early-morning briefing.
Police body camera footage of the encounter was released Tuesday.
“The information we have leaves a clear impression that these Columbus officers, they saved the life of an unarmed man from death or perhaps serious injury,” Johnson said.
The shooting occurred about three-quarters of a mile (1.2 kilometers) from the convention arena, near a park where demonstrators have been protesting this week.
AP video by Mark Vancleave
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