(CNN) — The man who was shot and killed after authorities say he pulled a knife and injured an officer during a struggle with Madison, Wisconsin, police officers Wednesday has been identified as Corey Ruiz, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said.
Madison Police Department Chief John Patterson said the killing of Ruiz is “an open active homicide investigation,” adding that the “Madison Police Department has called for a thorough and independent criminal investigation into yesterday’s shooting.”
“It does not matter who you are or what your past is. You should not lose your life as a result of an encounter with law enforcement,” Rhodes-Conway said during a news conference Thursday.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation is reviewing the shooting and will later share the name of the officer who fatally shot Ruiz, which Patterson said he “sincerely hopes is soon.”
