Corey Ruiz's criminal history and mental health records are being reviewed as the Wisconsin Department of Justice investigates his fatal shooting.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation is reviewing evidence regarding the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Corey Ruiz by Madison Police. Public records reveal that Corey Ruiz had a significant criminal history involving repeated physical struggles with law enforcement over nearly 20 years. Records show Corey Ruiz was charged nine times and convicted eight times for resisting, obstructing, threatening, or injuring police officers. His family's attorneys, B'Ivory LaMarr and Ben Crump, argue that while his past records are significant, they should not overshadow the central question of whether the police actions on the day of his death were lawful and constitutional. thought```json, {