MILWAUKEE _ After the second night of unrest in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood, Mayor Tom Barrett announced a 10 p.m. curfew for teens this week starting Monday.
Sherman Park will also be closed to the public starting at 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. and will continue until further notice, due to an order from Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr., according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.
At a news conference Monday, Police Chief Ed Flynn reaffirmed that Sylville K. Smith, who was fatally shot by a Milwaukee police officer Saturday night, had a gun in his hand, despite claims from his family.
Flynn also said a communist party from Chicago came to Milwaukee Sunday night to "cause problems."
Four Milwaukee police officers and four Milwaukee County deputies were injured overnight when demonstrators clashed with law enforcement for the second night.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin said the deputies were hit by concrete or rocks and that two of them haven't returned to duty, according to The Associated Press.
Two dozen officers in riot gear confronted protesters who were throwing rocks and other objects at police Sunday night. Police tried to disperse the crowd and warned of arrests.
According to the Milwaukee Police Department, 14 arrests were made, three squad cars were damaged and one store had broken windows from the riots and protests Sunday night.
Officers also recorded 30 ShotSpotter activations, which detects gunshots and the locations where the shots went off.
An 18-year-old Milwaukee man was shot and seriously injured during the unrest, according to Milwaukee police. Officers used an armored vehicle to retrieve him and take him to a hospital. Police continue to look for suspects.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is conducting an independent investigation into the shooting _ a step that is required under state law every time a suspect dies at the hands of officers or in official custody.
Normally, the agency headed by GOP Attorney General Brad Schimel doesn't release the videos of a shooting or death until the investigation is complete and the district attorney decides whether to issue charges in a death. The video is normally released along with all the other evidence collected, such as witness interviews, 911 tapes and photographs from the scene.
But in this unusual case the Department of Justice realizes that the release of the video might have a calming effect for the community, spokesman Johnny Koremonos said.
"In recognition of the violence that has affected Milwaukee residents for the last 48 hours, DOJ is working expeditiously, and within the parameters of the law, to provide the community a transparent view of the events that took place on Aug. 13," Koremonos said in a statement.
Even if a decision is made to release a video, it can still take time to do so under the state's open records law because DOJ officials will still evaluate whether they need to be redacted to protect confidential information.
