Milwaukee police shoot two at busy beachfront

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Milwaukee, WI - This evening, June 12, 50 people gathered at the site of last night's police shooting on Milwaukee’s lakefront. Two African Americans, who had been pulled over and allegedly tried to drive away, were shot at least a dozen times by an on-foot officer. This happened at one of the busiest intersections on Milwaukee’s lakefront, in broad daylight, and was witnessed by hundreds of Milwaukeeans.
More information has been made public since last night. The driver of the car, 19-year-old Terry Williams, was shot in the head by the police. He is currently on life support. His girlfriend in the passenger seat was shot at least twice and is in critical condition. They were pulled over for failure to observe a traffic light.
At a press conference today, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke revealed the name of the police officer: Michael Truacks. He has been placed on administrative leave and an investigation is being carried out by the neighboring county’s sheriff department.
Sheriff Clarke is currently being considered for a top position in Donald Trump’s Homeland Security department. This is the latest in a long line of violent incidents where people under Clarke’s supervision have carried out murder, torture and other human rights violations. A movement to have Clarke removed from office has gained momentum in the past few months. This outrageous act will only add fuel to the people’s fire. Demonstrations are expected.


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Milwaukee, WI - At dusk on the evening of June 11, a Milwaukee police officer shot, in front of hundreds of beachgoers, two unarmed African Americans who were driving a vehicle down the lakefront. Both individuals were in a car that had been pulled over. When the police told them to get out of the car, they allegedly tried to drive away. Then, another police officer who happened to be walking by on foot fired around a dozen bullets into the windshield of the vehicle, hitting the driver and his girlfriend and causing them to crash into a nearby vehicle. There were hundreds of witnesses, with the shooting happening right next to the busiest beach in the city. A massive crowd quickly gathered and dozens of police were called to the scene. Within an hour, the police had cordoned off the street nearly a mile in each direction, and had cordoned off the streets on the bluffs overlooking the shooting scene.
People who tried to get to their cars on the beach were turned away by police and told that the entire area was an active crime scene. Groups of Black youth were harassed by the police, with police in riot gear patrolling the whole area.
At writing, both victims were in very critical condition at an area hospital being treated for multiple gunshot wounds. This follows a police killing of an unarmed African American man a week ago in the city.


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