Early this morning, both local and state police officers, along with heavy equipment, moved in to clear the intersection. AdvertisementLaura Schulte is a reporter with the Madison Journal Sentinel:Live look from about 5:20 this morning when I arrived at the encampment pic.twitter.com/v6fXE1keYG — Laura Schulte (@SchulteLaura) August 4, 2026Lovely encampment they've got going there in Ruiz's memory. The decision to remove the encampment was announced and protestors lit fires and threw rocks at city workers pic.twitter.com/jEL8IGEuiC — Laura Schulte (@SchulteLaura) August 4, 2026State police are now on scene too. Protestors are alleging that the streets division nearly hit a tent housing people with heavy equipment pic.twitter.com/J2vMshJ20g — Laura Schulte (@SchulteLaura) August 4, 2026Oh no! Police have removed protestors pic.twitter.com/1UCL8law7e — Laura Schulte (@SchulteLaura) August 4, 2026This is exactly what needed to happen.