Thread: Riots on the Streets of Milwaukee: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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Riots on the Streets of Milwaukee: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Published 1:32 am EDT, August 14, 2016 Updated 8:47 am EDT, August 14, 2016
By Jennifer Dzikowski

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Violence erupted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after a police-involved shooting occurred on Saturday. Police vehicles and four businesses were set on fire, according to WISN.

One police officer is in the hospital after a brick was thrown through his squad car.

The riots also came after five people died of fatal shooting incidents which happened on Friday, August 12 and early Saturday, August 13.
Rioters can be heard chanting “black power” in a video at the scene of one of the riots.

Heavy spoke with a man, Tory Lowe, who was at the scene after the riots began. “This is after years of abuse by the police from 2011 until now. It has built up for so long, and now people are acting on it,” he said.

Here’s what you need to know now:

1. The Riots Started After a Police-Involved Shooting

The chaos began Saturday night in the hours after a Milwaukee police officer shot and killed an armed suspect, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

A woman believed to be the sister of the suspect who was killed posted to Facebook before the riots ensued:

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Milwaukee Police Capt. Mark Stanmeyer said the man killed by police had a “lengthy arrest record,” but didn’t report any details of the past crimes.

Investigators said the man’s gun came from a burglary in the neighboring town of Waukesha. The owner of the gun said 500 rounds of ammunition were also stolen.

“He was a nice good person, he was really respected. That’s why everyone came out. They’re angry,” YetNefataria Gordon told the Journal Sentinel.

Charter @hoodsonco

This is embarrassing. #Milwaukee
1:33 AM - 14 Aug 2016

At a news conference, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett stated:

Police spotted a suspicious vehicle and they stopped the vehicle. As they stopped the vehicle, two individuals fled from the vehicle. One started heading west, another started heading east. A Milwaukee police officer with six years experience started chasing the individual who was running to the east. He ordered that individual to drop his gun. The individual did not drop his gun, held the gun, or I don’t know that for a fact, but had the gun with him. The officer shot several times. The individual was shot in the chest and once in the arm…that individual who is a 23-year-old man has died. The officer was wearing a body-camera. It is my understanding that the body camera was operating.

Barrett said he was at the scene after the shooting occurred, and that it was peaceful when he left earlier in evening.

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12:18 AM - 14 Aug 2016

“That officer had to make a split-second decision when the person confronted him with a handgun,” Milwaukee Police Assistant Chief Bill Jessup stated. “This is a risk they take every day on behalf of our community.”

A second suspect who fled on foot was apprehended and is in custody, Jessup said.

The 24-year-old officer who shot the man has been with the department for six years, and has been placed on administrative duty.

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2. Squad Cars & Businesses Were Set Ablaze by Rioters

Amy Mek @AmyMek

BREAKING! Riot In Milwaukee after Police Involved Shooting – Thugs Torches Cars, Businesses – Gunshots reported.
10:47 PM - 13 Aug 2016

Police cars, a gas station, bank and a vehicle supply store were set on fire by alleged rioters,according to WTMJ.

Mariah Erica @Opulent_Babe

#Milwaukee I don't get it. Just yesterday we were killing our own people, 5 shootings but ig Black lives matter only when officers shot us.
12:44 AM - 14 Aug 2016

Rioters were reportedly firing shots, and first responders were unable to render aid to burning businesses, reported WTMJ.

Assistant Police Chief James Harpole said there were three people who were in the gas station when it was set ablaze, and all were able to safely escape.

As the chaos unfolded, officers got into their cars trying to leave when people in the crowd started smashing the windows of their squad cars.

Officers in riot gear moved cautiously into an intersection of the chaos later in the night, and told a crowd to disperse. Rioters reportedly threw rocks at police as they held up their shields,according to CBS.

Bus shelters were torn from the ground littering the street with shattered glass.

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletweetsnews

Three buildings in flames. Two stores & a gas station. #Milwaukeepic.twitter.com/wrqd4xpYSY

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A bus shelter ended up in the street... #Milwaukeepic.twitter.com/fhWmN7y3Dx
11:39 PM - 13 Aug 2016

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Mike De Sisti @mdesisti

Just had rocks thrown at me photographing this burn car at Sherman Blvd near Auer. Police now retreating. Me too!
9:26 PM - 13 Aug 2016

Crowds chased reporters and a photographer from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, punching one reporter to the ground, the newspaper reported.

3. A Community Activist Said ‘This Has Been a Long Time Coming’

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Heavy spoke with Tory Lowe, who lives in Milwaukee and was at the scene of the riots. Lowe said he is called a “community activist” among his peers. He stated:

I got there after the young man was killed. He had got shot in the back a couple times and he was running from the police. They called me and said I better get down there because people were pissed off…because the police just killed somebody.

Lowe said though the man killed had a weapon on him, people who called him to the scene said the suspect wasn’t “confronting” police with it. This contradicts a statement by Milwaukee Police Assistant Chief Bill Jessup, who said the “officer had to make a split-second decision when the person confronted him with a handgun.”

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10:36 PM - 13 Aug 2016

When asked if he condoned the violence, Lowe stated:

I don’t condone it. But I understand it. People are upset over the deaths of, let me see…we’ve got Derek Williams, James Perry, Corey Stingley, Brandon Johnson and Dontre Hamilton. Over 101 black men were illegally strip searched in Milwaukee. I’m talking pulling their pants down sticking their hands in their anal cavity with no gloves or anything. I’m talking about how bad it has been from 2011 until now.

He said citizens of Milwaukee are fighting for justice for these men, who were all killed by police or “failed by the system in Milwaukee.”

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The tides of public opinion now turning against Black Lives Matter after Milwaukee riots as evidenced on Twitter #b…
5:37 AM - 14 Aug 2016

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Sis gonna loot with us #MilwaukeeLootCrew
1:29 AM - 14 Aug 2016

Lowe believes there were 200 people or more at the riots, and said word traveled fast to meet up after the police-involved shooting. He also said there is a huge problem with incarcerated black men in this particular area of the city. “53206 locks up more black men then any other zip code in the country,” he stated.

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4. Rioters Were Chanting ‘Black Power’

Tim Pool
✔@Timcast

VIDEO: Rioters chanting "black power" as gas station burns in#milwaukee
10:47 PM - 13 Aug 2016 · Queens, NY, United States

In the video above taken from the scene, people can be heard chanting “black power.” Many are taking to social media to ridicule the riots in Milwaukee since it happened after an armed man was shot by police, and all of the circumstances aren’t known yet.

(Facebook Screenshot)

“Milwaukee is yet another example of why the Black Lives Matter Movement cannot be taken seriously,” Kenny Tobin tweeted.



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5. 5 Men Were Previously Killed in Milwaukee in Less Than 24 Hours

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Five men were killed in Milwaukee between Friday night and early Saturday, Fox 6 Milwaukee reported. The incidents are still being investigated but are not officer related.

The medical examiner reported that the victims killed were all men.

Jc Santiago @EternalQuest27

Ok 5 killed in 9 hour span in Milwaukee how many riots 4 it or hashtags or even anyone mention their names?https://twitter.com/_OneGoodbye/status/764709131412320256 …
1:28 AM - 14 Aug 2016

Two of the deaths happened near a tavern that is known to be a “trouble spot,” and city leaders are looking further into this, according to Fox 6 Milwaukee.

Police tweeted at 2:20 a.m. Sunday that police were restoring order and reducing deployments.

*This story will be updated as information becomes available.


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Milwaukee burns: Four buildings and a police car are set on fire as violent protests erupt after cops shoot and kill armed man during chase

More than 100 people gathered in standoff with officers in Milwaukee

Protests occurred after officer shot and killed a man after traffic stop

Authorities said the 23-year-old man was armed with a handgun

But it wasn't clear whether he had pointed gun or fired at the officer

Officers attempted to leave but crowd smashed a squad car's windows

Another police car was set on fire and one officer was struck by a brick

A BP gas station was set on fire along with three other buildings

The officer, 24, who shot the man was placed on administrative duty

By VALERIE EDWARDS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 03:54 GMT, 14 August 2016 | UPDATED: 07:01 GMT, 14 August 2016

Violent protests erupted in Milwaukee after more than 100 people gathered in a standoff with police following a shooting in which a cop shot and killed a man after a traffic stop and foot chase earlier in the day.

Police said the 23-year-old man was armed with a handgun, but Assistant Chief Bill Jessup told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that it wasn't immediately clear whether the man had pointed a gun or fired at the officer.

They described the man as a suspect, but didn't say what led to the traffic stop.


Violent protests erupted in Milwaukee after more than 100 people gathered in a standoff with police
following a shooting in which a cop shot and killed a man after a traffic stop and foot chase earlier in
the day. Pictured is a squad car that was set on fire


The Police Department tweeted that one officer was taken to a hospital after he was struck by a brick
thrown through his squad car window


Police also tweeted that a gas station had been set on fire. They said firefighters couldn't extinguish
the blaze because gunshots were being fired

The violence exploded near North Sherman Boulevard and West Burleigh Street exploded after the traffic stop about a block away, on the 3200 block of North 44th Street.

Some people in the crowd wore riot gear as they stood in the standoff with police, several hours after the shooting, according to the Journal Sentinel.

Officers got in their cars to leave at one point and some in the crowd started smashing a squad car's windows. Another police car was set on fire.

Several other vehicles were also set on fire.

The police department tweeted that one officer was taken to a hospital after he was struck by a brick thrown through his squad car window.

Police also tweeted that a BP gas station had been set on fire.




A BP gas station (pictured) had been set on fire during the violent protests in Milwaukee


An overturned bus shelter lies on the ground after dozens of people protested following the shooting
of the 23-year-old man

They said firefighters couldn't extinguish the blaze because gunshots were being fired.

A total of four buildings were set on fire, including the gas station, according to WISN.

An O'Reilly's auto parts store and a beauty supply store called Jet Beauty were the other two buildings set ablaze.

The BMO Harris Bank was also set on fire as smoke billowed from its windows.

The station also reported that several stores had been looted.

No other injuries have been reported but three people have been taken into custody.

The shooting that sparked the tensions occurred about 3.30pm after officers stopped a car with two people inside.


A total of four buildings had been set on fire, including the gas station


An O'Reilly's auto parts store, and a beauty supply store called Jet Beauty were the other two
buildings set on fire. Firefighters are pictured putting out the fire at the auto parts store


Several stores within an 11-block range had also been looted

Police Capt Mark Stanmeyer said in a news release that the two people in the car got out and ran and that the officers chased them.

He said a 23-year-old man who was one of the people fleeing was armed with a handgun and was shot by an officer during the pursuit. He said the man died at the scene.

The man's name wasn't immediately released.

Stanmeyer said he had an arrest record, and that the handgun he carried had been stolen in a March burglary in suburban Waukesha.

Nefataria Gordon told the Journal Sentinel that she knew the man who had been killed by the officer.

'He was a nice, good person. He was really respected. That's why everyone came out. They're angry.'

The 24-year-old officer who shot the man has been placed on administrative duty. The officer's name wasn't immediately released.

He has been with the Milwaukee department six years, three as an officer.
Police also have the video from the body camera that the officer was wearing at the time of the shooting.

Investigators will review the body camera footage along with footage from nearby surveillance cameras where the incident occurred.

The shooting happened about one block from the scene of a Friday evening homicide, and about four blocks from a Saturday morning double homicide, according to the Journal Sentinel.

Five people were killed in shooting-related homicides within nine hours between Friday night and Saturday morning.



The shooting that sparked the tensions occurred about 3.30pm after officers stopped a car with two
people inside. The people then got out and ran as officers chased them. One person was shot.
Pictured is an officer hiding behind a vehicle during the riots


The 24-year-old officer who shot the man has been placed on administrative duty. The officer's name
wasn't immediately released. Bystanders watch the standoff between the police and dozens
of protesters

Mayhem in Milwaukee: Violence erupts after cops shoot and kill man, 23, who was carrying stolen gun

Perhaps it is time to re evaluate the mass distribution of taxpayer funded Obamaphones.