Corey Ruiz's Family Urges Peaceful Justice Push After 22 Arrests at Madison Protest Site
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Updated · WKOW · Aug 5
Corey Ruiz's Family Urges Peaceful Justice Push After 22 Arrests at Madison Protest Site
3 articles · Updated · WKOW · Aug 5
Summary
Corey Ruiz's family said Wednesday that activists should keep demanding accountability peacefully, stressing that "no one else should be hurt in Corey's name."
The statement came a day after Madison cleared the Williamson and Baldwin memorial encampment, where Police Chief John Patterson said 22 people were arrested and 10 cited during the teardown and later demonstrations.
Ruiz's relatives said they neither organized nor authorized the encampment, learned of it only after it was set up, and rejected a statement released in their name without consent.
The family, represented by attorney Ben Crump's law firm, also said only one GoFundMe is authorized, asked supporters to route contact through liaisons, and said they would welcome a respectful memorial.
Ruiz was shot and killed by a Madison police officer on July 22, and the family's appeal sought to separate their push for justice from protest actions they did not direct.