Officers from Columbus involved in fatal shooting near Republican National Convention [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Division of Police officers shot and killed a man less than a mile away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Fraternal Order of Police President Brian Steel — who supervises the lodge for central Ohio — confirmed that multiple on-duty CPD bike officers fired shots at a suspect Tuesday evening. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said an adult male was shot and killed, the Associated Press reported.

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Local NBC affiliate WTMJ-TV noted that the shooting happened at 14th and Vliet streets, where two men were reported fighting with knives. The scene was less than a mile away from the Fiserv Forum, where the Republican National Convention is being held. Steel confirmed that about 40 CPD officers were in Milwaukee to assist with event security.

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s chief of staff, Jeff Fleming, …