Milwaukee police confirmed reports of gunfire during a second round of protests Sunday night over the police shooting death of armed Black criminal Sylville Smith.
Police also reported they used an armored vehicle to rescue a wounded person who was shot.
Milwaukee police said one officer was taken to the hospital for injury after a rock broke a squad car’s windshield on Milwaukee’s north side.
Officer taken to hospital for injury after thrown rock breaks windshield of squad near Sherman & Burleigh. pic.twitter.com/At5HDBOXHm
— Milwaukee Police (@MilwaukeePolice) August 15, 2016
The protesters are upset that a black criminal waving a stolen gun was shot dead by a black police officer on Saturday.
.@MilwaukeePolice squad car damaged by thrown bricks, rocks and glass bottles near Sherman and Burleigh. pic.twitter.com/FRtRvRc4iL
— Milwaukee Police (@MilwaukeePolice) August 15, 2016
The protesters chanted, “America was never great!”
VIDEO: Protesters chanting "America was never great" in #MilwaukeeUprising pic.twitter.com/gOirMOIj60
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) August 15, 2016
