Police shooting in Milwaukee today: Man shot by police in Columbus, Ohio, near the RNC in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE (WLS) — A fatal police shooting occurred Tuesday about a mile from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Witnesses told ABC7 Chicago that the victim was a man who lives in a nearby park. He reportedly got into an argument and pulled out knives.

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Police officers from other cities are in Milwaukee helping out during the convention.

They responded and the man was shot.

No officers were injured.

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According to investigators, this shooting was not connected to the RNC.

According to the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 9, members of the Columbus, Ohio Police Department were involved in the shooting.

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson told ABC affiliate WISN that he knew of a police-involved shooting outside the “soft perimeter here at the convention,” but did not know any further details.

The incident occurred on the outer perimeter of the RNC, within the operational zone to which the officers were assigned, Columbus police said.

The Milwaukee County Coroner’s Office said an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.

ABC News contributed to this report.