MILWAUKEE , WI : Violence erupts in Milwaukee after deadly officer-involved shooting on Sunday, 14th August, 2016
Six businesses and at least one car were set ablaze as violence erupted Saturday night following an officer-involved shooting that left a 23-year-old man dead.Four police officers were injured, including a female officer who was hit by concrete and suffered a concussion, Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said Sunday. They have all been released from area hospitals. Seven squad cars were damaged, and two bus stop shelters were thrown into the street.
By late Saturday night, fires were reported at a BP gas station, a Jet Beauty Supply store, an O'Reilly Auto Parts store and a BMO Harris Bank location. Several blocks away, a neighborhood supermarket was on fire at about 1 a.m. Sunday. A liquor store at 22nd Street and Fond du Lac Avenue was burning shortly after 2 a.m.Seventeen people were arrested overnight, Flynn said on Sunday.
Barrett warned parents to ask their children to come home if they are out on the streets protesting.
"If you love your son, if you love your daughter, text them, call them, pull them by ear and get them home," Barrett said.
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Violence erupts in Milwaukee after deadly officer-involved shooting