Working through the night trying to disperse the crowds. And this all started on saturday. After a milwaukee officer shot and killed 23 yearold sylville smith. Smith ran from the officers during a traffic stop. He was shot twice. And died at the scene near 44th and auer. His death has sparked two days of violent clashes with police on the citys northside. Including businesses being lit on fire. And windows smashed near sherman park. Governor scott walker has activated the National Guard but they have not been deployed in the c morning on the unrest in the city. Julie collins joins us live at 41st and burleigh where a fire has broken out near the area where people were protesting. And Derica Williams joins us live at the Police Administration building. We start with julie on the citys the violence continued into the Early Morning hours here at sherman and in the violence you may remember the coalition of justice was here around 9am cleaning up the neighborhood and holding prayer circles
Of the city. The mayor provided an update this afternoon. That starts today. Take you live to hear sheriff david clark is planning to give his first comments about this unrest. His News Conference is scheduled toi begin at any minute, and whn it does, youre going to bring it tobo live. Life. In the meantime new details are starting to emerge aboubo ly officer inlvot mi d the nigh th followe that one were talking about wac phyllis and. Earlier attacked the father ofd the suspect, so theyll smith and the press conference thisc afternoon,t police a body camera footage from the officer shows smith had a gun when he shot. The question now is the nvidia will be made public. Overco the last 24 hours this community has been near collapse. That expense began to stop a chase. An officer shoots and kills so theyll smith. Sunday police say a still from him holding a gun and they had 23 rounds of it. Investigators will decide when to release thet video or at let a still love it. I would like to see
Dope game wasnt for him. Instead he was chasing a career and a degree. But during his time as a police aide, he also tweeted about thug love. Getting high. And having sex with someone elses girlfriend. In january of 2013, he wrote, if your not comfortable with a pistol, its not worth having it, so use it play wit err chance u get so when its time u ready. And the next month, he tweeted, karma on the other side of the gun. His last tweet was in december of 2014, but the account remained open until tuesday. A search now shows the page no longer exists. Polcyn says relatives of Sylville Smith say the officer went to high school with smith, a claim a Police Source confirmed on monday. In the newsroom, bryan polcyn, fox 6 investigators. Milwaukee police would neither confirm nor deny that the officer we described is indeed the one who shot Sylville Smith. And Milwaukee Police Association President Mike Crivello declined were told the damage caused by the unrest is in the millions. Now feder
My fingers here are actually black. A few chaplains and i ran up to help them put that very heavy safe into a truck. I asked how can people help. The family says they dont need any help right now. Theyre working it out through insurance, and weighing their options for the future. Live at sherman and burleigh, Ben Handelman fox 6 news. The bp is just one of several businesses affected by the events of the last few nights. Owners are trying to figure out whats next. Forward. It is much calmer out here tonight. People have congregated in this area adjacent to sherman park. One Business Owners says he hopes it stays peaceful out hereafter losing nearly everything. 11 34 trying to keep my faith and just its not easy it wears on you. To see your ashes. 12 08 its been a stressful couple of days. In the Early Morning hours sunday Gary Mulheron watched as his business a to z wholesaleburn. Lit on fireby violent protesters. 13 10 why my business . Why all these other businesses are targeted . Si
Not speak instead allowing young people to share their opinions on Police Interaction crime and poverty. The family of Sylville Smith the armed man shot d killed by police last saturday also spoke telling the audience they must channel their anger into finding solutions to problems here in milwaukee. It was a chance to hear from a generation that some say is being ignored. Organizers here are hoping to have similar listening sessions in the future as th from last weekends unrest. Live on milwaukees northside ekcbs58news. An autopsy report shows the day he was killed by a ce police officer. The Milwaukee County medical Examiners Office says smith was shot in the chest and in the right arm. Our cameras were rolling as the wisconsin state patrol returned to 44th and auer early this morning. To when police say he refused to put down a gun he was carrying. Dci is investigating and has not said when it will release the officer body camera footage. Three pepole are charged with breaking and e