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Violent clashes continued in Milwaukee on Sunday night, as protests grow following the police shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith. Shots were fired during the second night of protests, according to police sources, as police and protesters clashed on the streets. Hours after the incident, crowds flooded onto the streets of Wisconsin's main city to protest his killing. A police car, a gas station, a bank and numerous shops were set alight during the unrest.
Atlanta, Jun 13 (EFE/EPA).- The death of another young black man, Rayshard Brooks, by shots fired by a white agent caused a deep shock in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) and caused the resignation of the Chief of Police of the city, Erika Shields.Brooks, 27, died after being shot Friday night in the parking lot of a Wendy's fast food restaurant in Atlanta, after resisting arrest and fighting with two white agents, the statement said in a statement Saturday. Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).The incident, partially captured in a video that quickly circulated on social networks, occurred in the midst of a wave of protests to denounce police violence against minorities, particularly blacks.Atlanta Mayor African-American Keisha Lance Bottoms announced at a press conference Saturday afternoon that the city's Chief of Police, Erika Shields, had resigned.(Camera: ERIK LESSER).SHOT LIST: A PROTEST THE SCENE OF AN OVERNIGHT POLICE SHOOTINGT AT A WENDY'S RESTAURANT IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA,WHICH LEFT A BLACK MAN DEAD.
Minneapolis, USA, May 30 (EFE), (Camera: Tannen Maury).- The brief calm that returned to Minneapolis following the arrest of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, who is facing charges of third degree murder for the death of George Floyd in his custody, disappeared with the setting sun.By 8 pm thousands of protesters were back out on the street, ignoring a curfew in the city, and began their nightshift outside what is left of the 3rd police precinct, burned down the previous night.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS ON FRIDAY.
Protesters ignore curfew orders in Minneapolis as cars are set ablaze. Residents try to put out cars on fire with buckets of water, while a convenience store is looted. IMAGES
Police say a white officer shot a black man after responding to a call for a person with a handgun. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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