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Madison Mayor Calls for Encampment to Shut Down
The city says the blockade is disrupting bus service, emergency response and nearby businesses as outreach workers connect unhoused people with services.
- Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway called for the shutdown of the autonomous protest zone at Williamson and Baldwin streets, citing harm to local businesses, residents, and blocked emergency services.
- The zone was established by protesters after police fatally shot Corey Ruiz, who allegedly pulled a knife and injured an officer during an arrest attempt.
- District Attorney Eric Toney declared the encampment an unlawful assembly, emphasizing the need to protect community safety and access while criticizing political responses.
- The protest site has caused disruptions including blocked streets, economic hardship, and safety concerns, leading the city to support the blockade initially but now seeking voluntary dispersal.
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Madison businesses feel impact of protest encampment; Mayor calls for removal, protesters vow to stay
More than two weeks after a Madison police officer shot and killed Corey Ruiz, a memorial at the scene has grown into an encampment protest zone causing local businesses to lose customers.
·Milwaukee, United States
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Madison mayor seeks to end ‘autonomous zone’ started after police killed armed man
The mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, called for protesters to disband from an "autonomous zone" established at the site where a knife-wielding homeless man was shot and killed by police last month.
·Washington, United States
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