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.
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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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“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.
2. Squad Cars & Businesses Were Set Ablaze by Rioters
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Police cars, a gas station, bank and a vehicle supply store were set on fire by alleged rioters,according to WTMJ.
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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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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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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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.
4. Rioters Were Chanting ‘Black Power’
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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.
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“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.
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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