Violence in Milwaukee over police shooting
Angry crowds took to the streets in Milwaukee for a second night on Aug. 14, 2016, after the officer-involved killing of Sylville K. Smith. Police said one person was shot at a Milwaukee protest on Sunday evening and officers used an armored vehicle to retrieve the injured victim.
Police move in on a group of protesters throwing rocks at them in Milwaukee, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016.
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An elderly woman waits for the bus as members of the Milwaukee County Sheriff's department erect a fence around Sherman Park after disturbances following the police shooting of a man in Milwaukee, August 15, 2016.
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Police in riot gear line up as an crowd took to the streets to protest for a second night, August 14, 2016 in Milwaukee.
Protestors threw rocks and there was gunfire in the crowd as hundreds of people confronted police after an officer shot and killed a fleeing armed man earlier in the day.
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Protestors march during disturbances following the police shooting of a man in Milwaukee, August 14, 2016.
The killing of Sylville K. Smith touched off rioting in Milwaukee. Smith, who was black, was shot after turning toward a black officer with a gun in his hand, the police chief said Sunday, as Wisconsin's governor put the National Guard on standby against any further violence on the city's mostly black north side.
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Angry crowds took to the streets for a second night to protest an officer-involved killing August 14, 2016 in Milwaukee.
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Police take a man to a hospital after he was shot in the neck during a protest on August 14, 2016 in Milwaukee.
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A man attends to a person who was shot during disturbances following the police shooting of a man in Milwaukee, August 14, 2016.
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Crowds of people participate in a second night to protest against an officer-involved killing on August 14, 2016 in Milwaukee.
Police said was no repeat of widespread destruction of property on the second night of protests.
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Crowds takes to the streets, near the District 7 police station, protesting for a second night after an officer-involved killing August 14, 2016 in Milwaukee.
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A gas station is seen burned down after disturbances following the police shooting of a man in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 14, 2016.
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People gather for a prayer vigil near the BP gas station that was burned after an officer-involved killing August 14, 2016 in Milwaukee.
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People gather for a prayer vigil near the BP gas station that was burned after an officer-involved killing August 14, 2016 in Milwaukee.
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Crowds gather near the burned out BP gas station that was burned, protesting for a second night onAugust 14, 2016 in Milwaukee.
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One of the family members of Sylville K. Smith attends a candlelight vigil at a site where Smith was shot and killed Saturday by police in Milwaukee, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016.
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People gather at the place where police shot and killed Sylville Smith in Milwaukee, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016.
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People gather at the place where police shot and killed Sylville Smith in Milwaukee, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016.
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A car burns as a crowd of more than 100 people gathers following the fatal shooting of a black man in Milwaukee, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that officers got in their cars to leave at one point, and some in the crowd started smashing a squad car's window, and another vehicle, pictured, was set on fire. The gathering occurred in the neighborhood where a Milwaukee officer shot and killed a man police say was armed hours earlier during a foot chase.
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A gas station burns in Milwaukee after a night of violent protests over a police shooting on August 13, 2016.