 They told him to drop those knives, and when they say he did not, five officers opened fire. That is News Center 7's Nick Foley. Investigators say this violence had no connection to the convention. Brian Steele is the president of the Columbus Fraternal Order of Police. I know that these officers are trained officers. They are trained to police, whether it's in Milwaukee or Columbus. They're trained to recognize a threat. They're trained to stop a threat, and that's what they did.