Photos from the scene of the violence tonight following an officer-involved shooting https://t.co/l5TxNRhibR pic.twitter.com/4gzdFSEM2V
— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) August 14, 2016
UPDATE, Sunday morning: While things are calm in Milwaukee today, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has activated the National Guard after a request from the sheriff of Milwaukee County.
Scene at Sherman and Burleigh right now. Ppl gathered at gas station but all is calm. pic.twitter.com/wIyXu6M4gP
— Mike De Sisti (@mdesisti) August 14, 2016
The man killed by police yesterday has been identified as 23-year-old Sylville Smith, who last year was charged in a shooting and witness intimidation case, but the charges were dropped. Smith's mother said he had a conceal-carry license "because he had been shot twice and robbed four times," the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
"Now it's time for all the blind eyes to be opened." Live stream from Sherman Park via @mdesisti here: https://t.co/PGOTDBDMAa
— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) August 14, 2016
ORIGINAL POST:
A standoff between police and an angry crowd turned violent Saturday night in the hours after a Milwaukee police officer shot and killed an armed suspect during a foot chase on the city's north side.
After an hours-long confrontation with officers, police reported at 10:15 p.m. that a gas station at N. Sherman Blvd. and W. Burleigh St. was set on fire. Police said firefighters could not for a time get close to the blaze because of gunshots.
According to local media reports, a gas station and other buildings were set on fire and reporters on the ground have been threatened.
The violence follows an officer-involved shooting this afternoon, during which an officer shot a man police say was carrying a handgun while the man fled, the New York Times reports.
For updates, here are two local reporters tweeting: Rachelle Baillon and BJ Lutz. And here is the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.