Some threw rocks and other debris at police, who held up their shields. The newspaper reported that one of its reporters was shoved to the ground and punched.Īround 23:00, police with shields and helmets moved slowly into the intersection, telling a crowd of about 50 people to disperse. 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 windows. I want to make sure we don't lose any police officers in this community, either.'Īs many as 100 protesters massed at 44th Street and Auer Avenue between 20:00 and 21:00, surging against a line of 20 to 30 officers. 'There were 23 rounds in that gun that that officer was staring at. saw suspicious activity,' the mayor said. 'This stop took place because two officers. Police said earlier that he was carrying a gun that had been stolen in a March burglary in suburban Waukesha. 'Please participate in restoring order to these neighbourhoods.'īarrett said the 23-year-old man who died was stopped by police for 'suspicious activity'. We have to go through the process of finding justice, but we have to be able to restore order to these neighbourhoods,' Hamilton said. 'We understand the frustration people feel with the police community nationally. Milwaukee Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton echoed Barrett's plea for help restoring order. 'There are a lot of really good people who live in this neighbourhood.'

'We have to have calm,' Barrett said at the news conference. The mayor said the uprising was driven by social media messages instructing people to congregate in the area. The officer was wearing a body camera, Barrett said. Where do we go from here? Where do we go as a community from here?' 'This entire community has sat back and witnessed how Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has become the worst place to live for African-Americans in the entire country,' Rainey said at the end of a news conference at which Barrett pleaded for calm. The protesters were largely black, and Alderman Khalif Rainey - who represents the district - said early on Sunday morning that the city's black residents are 'tired of living under this oppression'.

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