Police have reportedly shot and killed a person near 14th and Vliet streets in Milwaukee, which is about 1.2 miles from Fiserv Forum, the main Republican National Convention venue.
There is a large police presence, including an ambulance at the scene, including the Secret Service.
Witnesses told Milwaukee sister station WISN that two men were fighting in King Park, and one of them pulled a knife out. The witnesses said the men were startled when so many officers responded. Witnesses say the man with the knife was fired on by numerous officers. This has not yet been confirmed by police.
The officers involved in the shooting are not from the Milwaukee Police Department, but are from Columbus, Ohio.
A statement from the Columbus Fraternal Order of Police said no officers were injured.
Police from 63 departments in 24 states and Washington, D.C., along with 44 Wisconsin agencies are in Milwaukee this week for the Republican National Convention.
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