Flynn said he has reviewed video from the officer’s body camera in Saturday’s incident, and the unnamed officer got into a foot chase as soon as he left his squad auto after stopping the offender’s vehicle for a traffic violation. Milwaukee police and the mayor’s office say they will enforce a 10 p.m. curfew for teenagers through the rest of the week, in an effort to keep some violent elements off the street.
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The shooting sparked two nights of unrest in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood, with reports of several injuries, over a dozen arrests, protesters burning buildings and cars, and multiple reports of shots being fired.
Police haven’t said who shot the man, but that they continue to look for suspects.
Haynes says Smith, who was black, had a 2-year-old son.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker put Wisconsin’s National Guard on standby, and 125 Guard members reported to local armories to prepare for further instructions.
Pool also says he believes he saw police evacuate an 18-year-old who was shot during the protests after being rescued from a screaming crowd.
Pool, 30, said that when he arrived in Milwaukee, things began to get “tense”.
According to Milwaukee police, four officers have been injured since Saturday. Where do we go from here?
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said Smith had been arrested 13 times. The charges were dropped because the victim recanted the identification and failed to appear in court, Chief Deputy District Attorney Kent Lovern told the newspaper.
There are those of us in America who have no problem telling it how it is.
She asked people for donations for his burial.
“There has been rioting following the death of a man at the hands of the police”.
In December, the U.S. Justice Department announced it would work with Milwaukee police on changes.
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“My son is gone due to the police killing my son”, she said Sunday.
