A car burns as a crowd of more than 100 people gathered following the fatal shooting of a man in Milwaukee.
Calvin Mattheis / Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP
A large crowd turned violent Saturday night in Milwaukee after police shot and killed an armed man, damaging police cars and injuring at least one officer with a brick, authorities said.
A nearby gas station was set on fire as police tried to disperse the crowd, officials said, but firefighters were unable to tackle the flames because gunshots were heard nearby.
Video from the scene showed crowds trying to tip over a vehicle.
The Journal Sentinel reported at least one of its reporters was chased by members of the crowd, thrown to the ground and punched.
The crowd gathered after police shot and killed an armed man earlier in the day who ran from a car on the city's North Side, Milwaukee Police said in a statement.
Two officers stopped two men in a car at about 3:30 p.m., but both men fled. One of the officers shot and killed one of the suspects, who police said was armed with a handgun.
A police officer hides behind a car as a crowd of more than 100 people gathers following the fatal shooting of a man in Milwaukee.
Calvin Mattheis/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP
The suspect, identified only as a 23-year-old local man "with a lengthy arrest record," died at the scene, according to the statement.
The name of the officer who shot the suspect was not released, but he was identified as a 24-year-old, six-year veteran of the department.
He was placed on administrative leave during an investigation.
Shortly after the shooting, however, police reported that a crowd of people smashed the windows of an unoccupied patrol car, and set fire to a second.
One officer was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated after he was injured by a brick that was thrown through the window of a patrol car, police said.
Other vehicles also appeared to have been set on fire.
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