Three men help clean Sunday after rioters clashed with Milwaukee police Department. Darren Hauck / Getty Images
"I commend the citizens who volunteered in clean-up efforts this morning," Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said. This act of selfless caring sets a powerful example for Milwaukee's youth and the entire community. I join Milwaukee's leaders and citizens in calling for continued peace and prayer."
Four businesses were destroyed or burned badly, seven squad cars were damaged, and four officers were injured in the
chaos Saturday night. Seventeen people were arrested, and 48 shots or series of shots were fired, according to police. A teenage girl was injured by a stray bullet, police said.
Officials said no shots were fired by police, and there have been no reports of use of force by officers.
"Last night was unlike anything I have seen in my adult life in this city," Barrett said. "I'm very proud of the way our police officers and firefighters responded."
The protesters were largely black, and Alderman Khalif Rainey — who represents the district — said early Sunday that the city's black residents are "tired of living under this oppression."
"This entire community has sat back and witnessed how Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has become the worst place to live for African-Americans in the entire country," Rainey said at the end of a news conference at which Barrett pleaded for calm. "Now this is a warning cry. Where do we go from here? Where do we go as a community from here?
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Milwaukee was beset by protests and calls for police reform after an officer fatally shot Dontre Hamilton, a mentally ill black man, in 2014. In December, the U.S. Justice Department announced that it would work with Milwaukee police on reforms.
Flynn had asked for what's known as a collaborative reform process after the federal government said it wouldn't pursue criminal civil rights charges against the officer.
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