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Seventy-four arrested in Milwaukee during police shooting protest
Source: Reuters
Seventy-four arrested in Milwaukee during police shooting protest
BY BRENDAN O'BRIEN
MILWAUKEE Sat Dec 20, 2014 1:24am EST
(Reuters) - Dozens of protesters were arrested on Friday in Milwaukee when they blocked rush-hour traffic on a major highway to protest the killing of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer this year.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department took at least 73 adults and one minor into custody during the protest that blocked Interstate 43, which runs through the city, according to the department's Twitter feed.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and social media, protesters blocked traffic in both directions for about 75 minutes around 5 p.m. local time.
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Milwaukee protesters called for charges to be filed against white Milwaukee police officer Christopher Manney, who shot Dontre Hamilton, an unarmed 31-year-old mentally disabled black man, 14 times during a struggle in Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee on April 30, according to media and authorities.
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BY BRENDAN O'BRIEN
MILWAUKEE Sat Dec 20, 2014 1:24am EST
(Reuters) - Dozens of protesters were arrested on Friday in Milwaukee when they blocked rush-hour traffic on a major highway to protest the killing of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer this year.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department took at least 73 adults and one minor into custody during the protest that blocked Interstate 43, which runs through the city, according to the department's Twitter feed.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and social media, protesters blocked traffic in both directions for about 75 minutes around 5 p.m. local time.
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Milwaukee protesters called for charges to be filed against white Milwaukee police officer Christopher Manney, who shot Dontre Hamilton, an unarmed 31-year-old mentally disabled black man, 14 times during a struggle in Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee on April 30, according to media and authorities.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/20/us-usa-police-milwaukee-idUSKBN0JY03Z20141220
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