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Ohio police officer shoots, kills man in Milwaukee outside RNC perimeter

Scott Ash Max Correa John Diedrich Jessica Van Egeren
A memorial shrine for Samuel Sharpe Jr. is seen near at the scene of a officer-involved shooting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, near the intersection of North 14th Street and West Vliet Street in Milwaukee, Wis. Members of the Columbus, Ohio, police department, who were in Milwaukee to provide security for the Republican National Convention, shot and killed Sharpe on the afternoon of July 16, as body camera footage shoed him lunging with knives at another man after being instructed to drop the weapons by officers.
A memorial shrine for Samuel Sharpe Jr. is seen near at the scene of a officer-involved shooting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, near the intersection of North 14th Street and West Vliet Street in Milwaukee, Wis. Members of the Columbus, Ohio, police department, who were in Milwaukee to provide security for the Republican National Convention, shot and killed Sharpe on the afternoon of July 16, as body camera footage shoed him lunging with knives at another man after being instructed to drop the weapons by officers.
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A memorial shrine for Samuel Sharpe Jr. is seen near at the scene of a officer-involved shooting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, near the intersection of North 14th Street and West Vliet Street in Milwaukee, Wis. Members of the Columbus, Ohio, police department, who were in Milwaukee to provide security for the Republican National Convention, shot and killed Sharpe on the afternoon of July 16, as body camera footage shoed him lunging with knives at another man after being instructed to drop the weapons by officers.
A memorial shrine for Samuel Sharpe Jr. is seen near at the scene of a officer-involved shooting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, near the intersection of North 14th Street and West Vliet Street in Milwaukee, Wis. Members of the Columbus, Ohio, police department, who were in Milwaukee to provide security for the Republican National Convention, shot and killed Sharpe on the afternoon of July 16, as body camera footage shoed him lunging with knives at another man after being instructed to drop the weapons by officers.
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A man highlights bullet holes in a wall along Vliet Street after a man identified as Samuel Sharpe Jr. was fatally shot by Columbus police officers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. - Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A man highlights bullet holes in a wall along Vliet Street after a man identified as Samuel Sharpe Jr. was fatally shot by Columbus police officers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. - Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Bullet holes from the shooting of Samuel Sharpe Jr. are seen through the windows of a car driving along Vliet Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. - Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Bullet holes from the shooting of Samuel Sharpe Jr. are seen through the windows of a car driving along Vliet Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. - Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A man pours out a drink onto a memorial for Samuel sharpe Jr. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. - Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A man pours out a drink onto a memorial for Samuel sharpe Jr. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. - Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Individuals lay candles for Samuel Sharpe Jr. at the scene of the shooting on W Vliet St as the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression held a vigil for him on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Individuals lay candles for Samuel Sharpe Jr. at the scene of the shooting on W Vliet St as the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression held a vigil for him on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Individuals lay candles for Samuel Sharpe Jr. at the scene of the shooting on W Vliet St as the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression held a vigil for him on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Individuals lay candles for Samuel Sharpe Jr. at the scene of the shooting on W Vliet St as the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression held a vigil for him on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(Center) Maria Hamilton, the mother of Dontre Hamilton, makes remarks at a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr., held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
(Center) Maria Hamilton, the mother of Dontre Hamilton, makes remarks at a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr., held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A sign for Samuel Sharpe Jr. is seen at a vigil that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
A sign for Samuel Sharpe Jr. is seen at a vigil that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A police official is seen taking off police tape at King Park, near the site of the fatal shooting of Samuel Sharpe Jr., on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
A police official is seen taking off police tape at King Park, near the site of the fatal shooting of Samuel Sharpe Jr., on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Individuals write the name of Samuel Sharpe Jr. at a vigil that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Individuals write the name of Samuel Sharpe Jr. at a vigil that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Badger Van Gray makes signs for Samuel Sharpe Jr. at a vigil that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Badger Van Gray makes signs for Samuel Sharpe Jr. at a vigil that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Alan Chavoya of the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression makes remarks at a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Alan Chavoya of the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression makes remarks at a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Individuals attend a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Individuals attend a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(Left) Pastor Radontae Ashford leads a prayer for Samuel Sharpe Jr. at a vigil held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
(Left) Pastor Radontae Ashford leads a prayer for Samuel Sharpe Jr. at a vigil held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Individuals march during a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Individuals march during a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Individuals march during a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Individuals march during a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Individuals march during a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Individuals march during a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Alan Chavoya of the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression makes remarks at a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Alan Chavoya of the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression makes remarks at a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An Individual is seen with a candle during a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
An Individual is seen with a candle during a vigil for Samuel Sharpe Jr. that was held by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at King Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A screengrab from Ohio's Columbus Division of Police shows the moment just before officers opened fire on a Milwaukee man. Officers had ordered the man, identified as Samuel Sharpe Jr. by a relative, to drop two knives he was holding.
A screengrab from Ohio's Columbus Division of Police shows the moment just before officers opened fire on a Milwaukee man. Officers had ordered the man, identified as Samuel Sharpe Jr. by a relative, to drop two knives he was holding.
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Evidence markers cover the ground at the scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Evidence markers cover the ground at the scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sharon Stewart, right, holds Larayne Sharpe, left, as she cries. Sharpe is the first cousin of Samuel Sharpe Jr., who was fatally shot by police officers from Columbus, Ohio, in Milwaukee for the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Sharon Stewart, right, holds Larayne Sharpe, left, as she cries. Sharpe is the first cousin of Samuel Sharpe Jr., who was fatally shot by police officers from Columbus, Ohio, in Milwaukee for the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A man, who claimed to be a relative of the victim, walks away from the scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A man, who claimed to be a relative of the victim, walks away from the scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A man points toward the scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A man points toward the scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024.
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024.
Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee County District Attorney arrives on the scene of a fatal police shooting near North 14th Street and West Vliet Street on Tuesday afternoon, July 16, 2014.
Milwaukee County District Attorney arrives on the scene of a fatal police shooting near North 14th Street and West Vliet Street on Tuesday afternoon, July 16, 2014.
John Diedrich / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Law enforcement has blocked off an area three by two blocks including all of King Park in response to fatal shooting. There are more than 100 police on scene, in squads, on horseback, on bikes and on foot.
Milwaukee Law enforcement has blocked off an area three by two blocks including all of King Park in response to fatal shooting. There are more than 100 police on scene, in squads, on horseback, on bikes and on foot.
John Diedrich / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Law enforcement has blocked off an area three by two blocks including all of King Park in response to fatal shooting. There are more than 100 police on scene, in squads, on horseback, on bikes and on foot.
Milwaukee Law enforcement has blocked off an area three by two blocks including all of King Park in response to fatal shooting. There are more than 100 police on scene, in squads, on horseback, on bikes and on foot.
John Diedrich / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A Columbus Department of Public Safety van leaves the scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Members of the Columbus, Ohio, police department, who were in Milwaukee to provide security for the Republican National Convention were involved in the shooting. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A Columbus Department of Public Safety van leaves the scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Members of the Columbus, Ohio, police department, who were in Milwaukee to provide security for the Republican National Convention were involved in the shooting. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024.
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024.
Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024.
Scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024.
Jessica VanEgeren / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Police cordoned off parts of Vliet Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, after a police-involved fatal shooting during the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Police cordoned off parts of Vliet Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, after a police-involved fatal shooting during the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
19th District State Representative Ryan Clancy speaks at a press briefing held by members of the March on RNC Coalition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after a man was fatally shot by police on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
19th District State Representative Ryan Clancy speaks at a press briefing held by members of the March on RNC Coalition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after a man was fatally shot by police on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Police cordoned off parts of Vliet Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, after a police-involved fatal shooting during the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Police cordoned off parts of Vliet Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, after a police-involved fatal shooting during the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Police travel in and out of cordoned-off sections of 17th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, after a nearby police-involved fatal shooting during the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Police travel in and out of cordoned-off sections of 17th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, after a nearby police-involved fatal shooting during the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A United States Coast Guard helicopter flies over the site of a police-involved fatal shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A United States Coast Guard helicopter flies over the site of a police-involved fatal shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Residents of Vliet Street watch as police patrol a cordoned-off section of the street after a fatal police-involved shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Residents of Vliet Street watch as police patrol a cordoned-off section of the street after a fatal police-involved shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Max Correa / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Larayne Sharpe speaks to reporters at the scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Sharpe is the first cousin of Samuel Sharpe Jr., who was fatally shot by police officers from Columbus, Ohio, who were in Milwaukee for the 2024 Republican National Convention. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Larayne Sharpe speaks to reporters at the scene of a police involved shooting near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Sharpe is the first cousin of Samuel Sharpe Jr., who was fatally shot by police officers from Columbus, Ohio, who were in Milwaukee for the 2024 Republican National Convention. Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel