A large crowd has gathered Saturday night at the scene of a fatal police shooting earlier in the day.
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.
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.
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.
NBC26 will keep this story updated as information becomes available.
