Homeless man shot dead in Madison

The police shooting death of a homeless man who wounded an officer with a knife while resisting arrest has roiled Wisconsin's capital city Madison. 38-year old Corey Durell Ruiz, was shot and killed on a city street Wednesday, the moments of his death captured in bystander videos that were later posted online.

The race of the officer who fired his gun has not been released by the authorities. Authorities say the officer is an 11-year veteran of the force.

He and the three other responding officers will be placed on administrative leave pending the investigation by the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation, as required under state law.

Ruiz is identified as Black or Latino in Wisconsin court records. Wisconsin court records show Ruiz had been in and out of jail over the past decade for mostly misdemeanor offences including disorderly conduct, drug possession, auto theft, battery and invasion of privacy.