According to the Milwaukee Police Department, Smith was armed during the incident. There were 17 arrests made on Saturday night, police said.
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Police said early Monday that an 18-year-old Milwaukee man was seriously injured when he was shot during the unrest Sunday night.
The ACLU also noted that Police Chief Edward Flynn has cited the video as backing up the police account of the shooting – but the public hasn’t been allowed to see it. One person was injured by gunfire.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker put the force on alert on Sunday night, after demonstrators flooded Milwaukee streets overnight to protest the shooting death of an African American man by police officers.
Milwaukee imposed a 10 p.m. curfew on Monday in an attempt to quell rioting that erupted the previous two nights in response to the police shooting of an armed black man in one of the most segregated cities in the United States.
“There were no other reports of injuries and no major destruction of property”, the AP writes.
The chief’s statement raised questions about whether authorities could have taken steps to curb the violence, perhaps by sharing details of the shooting earlier, including the officer’s race or footage from his body camera. That means giving whatever we can to the streets of Milwaukee because the streets are hurting’.
“I’m hopeful that that will not be necessary”, Barrett said.
James Miller, 54, said it’s easier to buy a gun in Sherman Park than to find a job or a decent place to eat.
David Klinger, a University of Missouri-St. He said the officer had told Smith to drop the gun and he did not do so. He said Smith ran “a few dozen feet” and turned toward the officer while holding a gun. “Once you put on the uniform, you’re blue, and blue sees black as bad”. Police did not say who shot the man, but that they continue to look for suspects. The mayor said the city’s ShotSpotter technology, which tracks gunshots, registered 30 shots overnight.
“There’s so much anger in these kids”, Brewer said.
The area, according to Rainey, has been a “powder keg” for unrest. They targeting us, but we know about it so there’s no reason to keep saying it’s their fault.
The problems began Saturday afternoon when police stopped a rental auto that was driving suspiciously, Flynn said.
“Those individuals in my mind are deliberately trying to damage a great neighborhood and a great city”.
At another news conference Sunday afternoon, Flynn offered new details, revealing that the officer who opened fire was black, like Smith, and said body-camera video showed Smith had turned toward the officer and refused to drop his weapon. “He was shot in his back”. The state is investigating. Clarke requested the activation of the state’s National Guard on Sunday and got it, though the Guard hasn’t been needed. People came to pray, to cook food, to raise money for Smith’s family. The chief says there were 14 arrests for disorderly conduct. An 18-year-old was shot near the intersection. He was taken to a hospital, but Flynn said his life was not in danger.
A Milwaukee police officer was being targeted by online threats Tuesday from people who say he fatally shot the black man whose death has sparked violence in the city. The officer involved in the shooting was also African-American and is fearful for his safety, officials said. A week of protests ensued, and the police commission reversed its decision and fired Schoen.
Donald Trump visited with the Milwaukee County sheriff as part of a campaign stop in Milwaukee just days after it was wracked by violence following the police shooting of a black man. Jackson said. “On Twitter, there were actually people justifying these actions”.
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On Sunday morning, Flynn told WTMJ that the department would activate strong teams on Sunday night to prepare for the possibility of continued violence.
