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Milwaukee police, protesters clash after fatal shooting
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The
fatal police shooting of an armed man ignited violent protests in
Milwaukee Saturday night. Police said an angry crowd hit one officer in
the head with a brick, set fires and shot guns in the clashes on the
city's North Side.
Milwaukee cop takes brick to the head during violent protests after fatal police shooting of armed man
Police said an angry crowd hit one officer in the head with a brick, set fires and shot guns in the clashes on the city's North Side. Officers decked out in riot gear made at least three arrests as firefighters rushed to put out the blazes.
"This is a situation where we are asking every resident of this community to do everything they can to restore order," Mayor Tom Barrett said at a news conference early Sunday, according to WISN-TV. "If you love your son, if you love your daughter, text them, call them, pull them by the ears and get ‘em home."
The uproar followed a traffic stop and chase around 3:30 p.m. according to Milwaukee police. The 23-year-old man killed by police and another suspect ditched a car and ran after the stop at N. 44th St. and W. Auer Ave, investigators said.
Over 100 people protested Saturday night in Milwaukee in demonstrations that turned violent.
(Calvin Mattheis/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)Barrett said the officer was wearing a body camera. Officers captured the other suspect after the shooting, police said.
Over 100 people demonstrated near the scene of the shooting in protests that started out peaceful, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The protest devolved even after a woman who identified herself as a family member of the dead man asked everyone to leave.
Milwaukee police said at least one officer was hospitalized and three squad cars sustained damage during the violent protests Saturday night.
(Milwaukee Police via Twitter)One officer was hospitalized after a brick came through the window of a police cruiser, hitting the cop in the head, police said. There was no immediate word on additional injuries.
The crowd set a gas station on fire at Sherman Blvd. and Burleigh St., according to the Milwaukee Police Department. Yet firefighters could not put out the blaze at first because gunfire had erupted nearby, police said.
Authorities said an angry crowd ignited fires that firefighters initially couldn't put out because of gunfire in the area.
(Gretchen Ehlke/AP)"Large police presence in area of Sherman and Auer," the department tweeted on Saturday night. "Officers working on peacefully dispersing crowd."
Assistant Chief James Harpole told reporters early Sunday the crowd had finally begun to go home.
A police officer took cover behind a car at one point during the protests, and local journalists said they feared for their safety as well and left.
(Calvin Mattheis/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)Police said the crowd also tossed rocks at them as they tried to clear the neighborhood. The crowd knocked down and punched one reporter for the local newspaper and chased other journalists from the area, according to the Journal-Sentinel.
"Just had rocks thrown at me photographing this burn(ing) car at Sherman Blvd near Auer," photojournalist Mike De Sisti tweeted. The newspaper later said on Twitter that its staff members had left the area safely.
Police described the gunman as a Milwaukee man with a lengthy arrest record. Yet Nefataria Gordon told the Sentinel she was close with the man who died Saturday afternoon.
"He was a nice good person," Gordon said. "He was really respected. That's why everyone came out. They're angry."
Bystanders looked on and used their phones at the demonstration of more than 100 people Saturday night.
(Calvin Mattheis/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)The 24-year-old, third-year officer who killed him did not suffer any injuries. Police placed him on administrative review as they began investigating the shooting Saturday.
"Right now, we have to have calm. There are a lot of really good people who live in this neighborhood," Barrett said. "It’s not the Milwaukee that anyone wants to see."
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