Police officer shoots and kills suspect close to the Republican conference
A police officer has shot and killed an armed suspect a mile away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
The cop from Columbus, Ohio, who fatally shot the man was in the city to help with the beefed-up security for the event after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump on Saturday.
The shooting occurred near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter, according to local reports.
Witnesses told TMJ4 the officers shot the man in the back while he was walking across the street from a homeless encampment where he lived.
It followed a fight between two men who were armed with knives.
The shooting is not believed to be connected to the convention, but law enforcement is at a heightened state of alert in the aftermath of Trump’s shooting.
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A police officer has shot and killed an individual a mile away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
The cop from Columbus, Ohio , who fatally shot the man was in the city to help with the beefed-up security for the event after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump on Saturday
