Deadly police shooting sparks violent protests in Milwaukee
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MILWAUKEE - Protesters hurled bricks, fired gunshots and set a gas station on fire in Milwaukee on Saturday night hours after a patrol officer shot and killed an armed suspect during a pursuit that followed a traffic stop, authorities said.
Milwaukee police said a uniformed officer had opened fire while chasing the man after an afternoon traffic stop. Neither the race of the suspect nor the officer were disclosed by authorities, though the dead man's age was given as 23 years.
The incident occurred in one of the city's most impoverished, and predominantly African-American, neighborhoods.
The suspect, who the department said had a lengthy arrest record, was armed with a stolen handgun. It did not say whether the man fired any shots during the incident. Mayor Tom Barrett said the gun was loaded with 23 rounds.
