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Violent Protest Erupts in Milwaukee After Police Shot Armed Suspect

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Protesters took the streets of Milwaukee in US state of Wisconsin and set a police car on fire after police officer shot and killed an armed suspect during a foot chase, media reported Saturday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, some 100 protesters clashed with the police near the scene where, earlier in the day, a 23-year-old man with a stolen semiautomatic handgun was shot dead by police. One police vehicle was set on fire, while the widows of an another one were smashed by the angry crowd.

The media added that a woman who identified herself as family member of the dead man urged the people to leave the scene, yet many have left and the tensions remained high.

The Milwaukee police earlier said that another suspect was apprehended and is in custody.

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