A man was shot and killed by a police officer in Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday afternoon during an attempted arrest on a city street less than two miles from the state Capitol. The man, described by authorities as being in his 30s, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not been released by officials pending family notification.

According to Madison Police Chief John Patterson, officers responded to reports of a person checking parked vehicles in the Marquette neighbourhood. The man fled on a bicycle and was located roughly 30 minutes later. During a physical struggle, the man produced a fixed-blade knife and injured one officer. A Taser was deployed but proved ineffective, and the injured officer—described as a veteran of the department—then fired three shots. A second officer sustained an injury of unknown cause. The four officers involved, three men and one woman, have been placed on administrative leave, and the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation has opened an independent inquiry.

Bystander video that circulated widely on social media shows officers grappling with the man, a shouted warning of “Taser,” and then three gunshots at close range. The footage does not capture the start of the encounter. Chief Patterson cautioned that the video represents only one perspective and that additional, less widely seen footage exists. Community advocates, including the Madison-based group Urban Triage, stated that the man killed was Black, while the officers in the video appeared white; police have declined to confirm the races of those involved. Hundreds of protesters gathered at the intersection, placed flowers and candles, and later marched to the state Capitol chanting “Arrest the cops!” and briefly disrupting a summer concert, which was cancelled.

The shooting occurred on the same street where a white officer fatally shot Tony Robinson, a biracial man, in 2015—a case that prompted large protests but resulted in no criminal charges after a prosecutor determined the use of force was justified. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers called for “transparency and accountability,” while a Democratic state representative described the incident as an “execution.” The state investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been filed.