{"id":2305147,"date":"2024-07-22T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-a-potential-shooter-killed-by-police-near-the-rnc\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T10:28:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T14:28:24","slug":"did-police-kill-a-potential-shooter-near-the-rnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-police-kill-a-potential-shooter-near-the-rnc\/","title":{"rendered":"Did police kill a potential shooter near the RNC?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdid-police-kill-a-potential-shooter-near-the-rnc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2305147&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A false claim circulating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-actor-rowan-atkinson-has-not-died\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, Actor Rowan Atkinson Has Not Died\">social media alleges<\/a>\u2063 that police killed a\u2062 potential shooter near\u200b the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The claim originated from a tweet shared \u2064on Instagram, but it has been debunked \u200bby the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which reported that police actually shot and killed a man wielding a knife just outside the RNC security perimeter. The incident\u200b occurred amid an altercation with \u200canother individual\u200d and \u200bwas not related to any\u200d threat \u2063against the\u2062 RNC or \u200dformer President Donald Trump, who accepted the Republican Party&#8217;s nomination at the event. There \u200cis no\u2063 credible evidence\u200c to support the claim, and \u200cit has\u2063 been verified as false.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A screenshot of a tweet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9f2WxWgcIH\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Instagram<\/a> claims police killed a potential shooter near the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9f2WxWgcIH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported police killed a man wielding a knife &ldquo;just under a mile from the security perimeter for the [RNC].&rdquo; The man was involved in an altercation with another individual, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>UFC CEO Dana White introduced 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump ahead of his speech at the 2024 RNC, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/18\/dana-white-rnc-trump-melania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Axios<\/a>. Trump formally accepted the Republican Party&rsquo;s nomination and recounted the shooting that occurred at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/19\/trump-speech-shooting-transcript-00169706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politico<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Instagram post, which has garnered over 1,000 likes as of writing, claims police killed a potential shooter near the 2024 RNC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. &ldquo;BREAKING NEWS: Police just shot a potential shooter near the the [sic] RNC,&rdquo; the post begins.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re trying to kill Trump, again&hellip;,&rdquo; it continues, referencing the shooting that occurred at Trump&rsquo;s July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The post originally stems from a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jacksonhinklle\/status\/1813302933305590154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 16 post<\/a> shared on X, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-blocks-republican-senate-candidate-jim-lamons-super-bowl-ad\/\" title=\"Facebook Blocks Republican Senate Candidate Jim Lamon\u2019s Super Bowl Ad\">social media platform previously<\/a> known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2024\/07\/16\/police-shooting-in-milwaukee-kills-1-outside-rnc-security-zone\/74428028007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a>, five police officers from Ohio shot and killed a man who was wielding a knife amid an altercation with another individual. The incident, which did not involve any Milwaukee police officers, occurred &ldquo;just under a mile from the security perimeter for the [RNC].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Police ordered the man to drop the knife, but he did not and &ldquo;charged at the other individual,&rdquo; prompting police to open fire, the outlet reported. There is no mention of the incident being related to the shooting that occurred at Trump&rsquo;s July 13 campaign rally. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/19\/fact-check-grindr-executive-rnc-apps-super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did A Grindr Executive Call The RNC The Dating App&rsquo;s &lsquo;Super Bowl?&rsquo;)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=ea279ec88aa32a6f&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=BREAKING+NEWS:+Police+just+shot+a+potential+shooter+near+the+the+RNC.+They%E2%80%99re+trying+to+kill+Trump,+again%E2%80%A6&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWZJPk1C9buWu--tLPKEpSxLqGfZiWMqdk6VF37sVUbkfuZLTj2oNC7EnrW0kOrs5_yzXFS7PD2zj-5Cc29Wnj5IzUaHojAIdqyC1HLwD4s3t6yQTN3GWiMOqP8qmSGPrM-HvbeP0BNRK8Wqte9HmotWM1zQEo4dCAawyxemAaFagOZxAL5y9hRm7COvNj7qslVUA19g&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi8odmW87OHAxVoF1kFHfsjCjgQ0pQJegQIERAB&amp;biw=1680&amp;bih=870&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a><\/a> to support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. On July 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2024\/07\/19\/no-potential-shooter-killed-outside-rnc-fact-check\/74446765007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Today<\/a> reported the claim was false. Additionally, the Milwaukee Police Department has neither referenced the claim on its <a href=\"https:\/\/mkepdpio.org\/press-releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> nor its associated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100064792148247\/search?q=BREAKING%20NEWS%3A%20Police%20just%20shot%20a%20potential%20shooter%20near%20the%20the%20RNC.%20%20They%E2%80%99re%20trying%20to%20kill%20Trump%2C%20again%E2%80%A6&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0XFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjRcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9IiwicnBfY2hyb25vX3NvcnQ6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcImNocm9ub3NvcnRcIixcImFyZ3NcIjpcIlwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22BREAKING%20NEWS%3A%20Police%20just%20shot%20a%20potential%20shooter%20near%20the%20the%20RNC.%20%20They%E2%80%99re%20trying%20to%20kill%20Trump%2C%20again%E2%80%A6%22%20(from%3AMilwaukeePolice)%20lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/MilwaukeePolice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact contacted the Milwaukee Police Department for comment on the claim, and they directed us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/mkepdpio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Press-Release-Officer-Involved-Shooting-Tuesday-July-16-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a> about the shooting. The release corroborates the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel&rsquo;s reporting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tweet shared on Instagram falsely claimed that police killed a potential shooter near the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. However, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that police actually shot and killed a man wielding a knife just under a mile from the convention&#8217;s security perimeter. The man was involved in an altercation with another individual, and the incident was not related to the convention or any attempt on former President Donald Trump&#8217;s life. The claim was debunked by USA Today and the Milwaukee Police Department did not confirm it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2305148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2162035675-1-scaled-e1721418426228.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3976,3967,35793,6915,4300],"class_list":["post-2305147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-investigation","tag-police","tag-potential-shooter","tag-rnc","tag-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2162035675-1-scaled-e1721418426228.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2305147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2305148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}