Family, legal team, and Rep. Shelia Stubbs to hold a news conference at the State Capitol
MADISON, Wis. (July 24, 2026) — Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump will join the family of Corey Ruiz at a news conference Saturday in Madison. The family will speak publicly for the first time since Ruiz was shot and killed by a Madison police officer, and the legal team will call for a full, independent investigation and accountability.
Ruiz was shot and killed by a Madison police officer Wednesday afternoon at a busy intersection on the city’s near-east side. Police say Ruiz produced a fixed-blade knife that injured an officer during a struggle. Bystander video, reported by the Wisconsin Examiner, appears to show an officer stomping Ruiz while he was on the ground as the first shot was fired. Madison police officers do not wear body cameras.
WHO:
The family of Corey Ruiz
Attorney Ben Crump
Attorney Steve Hart
Attorney B’Ivory Lamarr
Rep. Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison)
WHEN:
Friday, July 24, 2026
2:30 p.m. CT
WHERE:
Assembly Parlor, 2nd floor
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 East Main Street
Madison, WI 53702
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MEDIA CONTACT:
[email protected]
ABOUT BEN CRUMP LAW
Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit bencrump.com.
