Violent disturbance breaks out at scene of Milwaukee Police shooting
Officer fatally shot suspect Saturday
A large crowd has gathered Saturday night at the scene of a fatal police shooting earlier in the day.
TODAY'S TMJ4 has pulled its crews from the area of 44th and Auer due to safety reasons and threats of physical violence from some members of the crowd.
A squad car is reportedly on fire and the District 7 police headquarters appears to have been boarded up in anticipation of demonstrators. When reached via phone, police said they were not letting anyone inside for safety reasons.
According the Milwaukee Police Twitter account, a gas station at Sherman and Burleigh has been set on fire and the Milwaukee Fire Department cannot extinguish the fire due to gunshots being fired.
An officer is also undergoing treatment at a local hospital after a brick was thrown through a squad window, hitting him in the head.
Social media photos and video show a police squad car on fire and another squad car with damage to the windshield.
The incident was sparked after a Milwaukee police officer shot and killed an armed suspect at around 3:30 p.m. in the north side neighborhood.
Milwaukee police said it all started when two officers pulled over two suspects in a vehicle. When the suspects stopped, they both ran from the car.
Then, the officers got out of their squad car and chased them. During the chase, one officer shot one suspect who was armed with a semiautomatic handgun.
The suspect, a 23-year-old man from Milwaukee who police say has a lengthy arrest record, died from his injuries at the scene.
The officer, a 24-year-old man, was not injured and will be placed on administrative duty.
Police say the handgun the suspect was armed with was taken during a burglary in Waukesha back in March. The victim of that burglary also told police 500 rounds of ammunition were stolen with the handgun.
Officer fatally shot suspect Saturday
A large crowd has gathered Saturday night at the scene of a fatal police shooting earlier in the day.
TODAY'S TMJ4 has pulled its crews from the area of 44th and Auer due to safety reasons and threats of physical violence from some members of the crowd.
A squad car is reportedly on fire and the District 7 police headquarters appears to have been boarded up in anticipation of demonstrators. When reached via phone, police said they were not letting anyone inside for safety reasons.
According the Milwaukee Police Twitter account, a gas station at Sherman and Burleigh has been set on fire and the Milwaukee Fire Department cannot extinguish the fire due to gunshots being fired.
An officer is also undergoing treatment at a local hospital after a brick was thrown through a squad window, hitting him in the head.
Social media photos and video show a police squad car on fire and another squad car with damage to the windshield.
The incident was sparked after a Milwaukee police officer shot and killed an armed suspect at around 3:30 p.m. in the north side neighborhood.
Milwaukee police said it all started when two officers pulled over two suspects in a vehicle. When the suspects stopped, they both ran from the car.
Then, the officers got out of their squad car and chased them. During the chase, one officer shot one suspect who was armed with a semiautomatic handgun.
The suspect, a 23-year-old man from Milwaukee who police say has a lengthy arrest record, died from his injuries at the scene.
The officer, a 24-year-old man, was not injured and will be placed on administrative duty.
Police say the handgun the suspect was armed with was taken during a burglary in Waukesha back in March. The victim of that burglary also told police 500 rounds of ammunition were stolen with the handgun.