Early Monday, a group of police boarded two buses and pulled back from the area as tensions subsided.
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When the man ignored an officer’s command to drop the gun, the officer fired his weapon several times, hitting the man in his chest and arm, Barrett said.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker declined to comment on case specifics but hopes the public will remain patient during the investigation.
“I feel like if you’re going to make a difference, it’s got to be an organized difference”, Rose said.
AP Photo/Gretchen Ehlke Authorities respond near a burning gas station as dozens of people protest following the fatal shooting of a man in Milwaukee, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016.
Meanwhile, Mayor Tom Barrett, who ran multiple times unsuccessfully against Gov. He said that 125 members of the Guard are on their way to the city “as we speak”.
After watching the officer’s body camera footage, Flynn said the entire episode took about 25 seconds, from the start of the traffic stop until shots were fired.
While an uneasy calm had returned to the affected neighbourhood by yesterday afternoon, Mayor Tom Barrett said that the city still faced “a very volatile situation”.
Just after midnight, lines of police holding riot gear began moving down Burleigh St. telling people they were in an unlawful assembly.
Police said the suspect had a “lengthy arrest record”, though the specific crimes were not detailed.
Six businesses were set on fire, 17 people were arrested and four police were injured on Saturday, NPR’s David Schaper reports. Some social media users posted videos of what appeared to be individuals looting a small grocery store. They all said a lack of good education and jobs had boiled over in the fires. Another police vehicle was set on fire. The names of the victims haven’t been released.
Smith was killed Saturday when police say he ran from a vehicle during a traffic stop.
After the flames died down and people left, police tweeted around 3:30 a.m. that police were “restoring order”. Shortly after stopping the suspects, both occupants fled from the auto on foot.
Shortly after the shooting, Milwaukee Police Assistant Chief Bill Jessup said at the scene that it wasn’t immediately clear whether the suspect pointed the gun or shot at the officer. The suspect was carrying a handgun taken in a March burglary in Waukesha.
“He did not drop his gun”.
Police have not identified the man, only saying that he was a 23-year-old Milwaukee man.
Another sister, 24-year-old Kimberly Neal, told an Associated Press reporter that she wants prosecutors to file charges against the police officer who shot her brother. The officer was not injured.
“It is also important for citizens to know that Wisconsin is the first state in the nation to have a law requiring an independent investigation anytime there is a shooting by a law enforcement officer that leads to a death”, Walker said Sunday in a statement, announcing his decision.
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“We can not allow for a repeat of what happened last night”.
