India, July 24 -- Corey Ruiz has been identified as the man shot and killed by a Madison Police Department official, in Madison, Wisconsin, on Thursday. The incident has sparked massive protests.

While Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced that Ruiz had been identified, Madison Police Department Chief John Patterson said his killing is an 'open active homicide investigation.'

Ruiz's family has retained attorney Ben Crump who shared the video of his shooting on X. "Corey Ruiz was reportedly shot multiple times by police in Madison, Wisconsin, in broad daylight. Every loss of life during a police encounter demands careful scrutiny," he wrote.

(Disclaimer: The video below includes graphic violence)

Notably, Ruiz has a long criminal...