Black Lives Matter rioters looted in Milwaukee on Thursday evening after a black police officer in the state was cleared for shooting a black teenager during an incident in January.
The riots began in Wauwatosa, where the officer-involved shooting occurred. It is approximately ten minutes outside of Milwaukee.
Coffee station toppled inside Speedway as another night of unrest in Wisconsin continues #Wauwatosa #MilwaukeeProtests #AlvinCole #JosephMensah #Milwaukee pic.twitter.com/koIwytjCm1
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) October 8, 2020
Gas station looting in Milwaukee #Wauwatosa #WauwatosaProtests #WauwatosaRiots #AlvinCole #JosephMensah pic.twitter.com/TeK7WMcDf4
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) October 8, 2020
The rioters, some of whom were brandishing weapons, also smashed windows on homes in a residential neighborhood earlier in the evening.
Rioters throw rocks at residential homes here in Wauwatosa, smashing windows as others in the crowd plea “That’s somebody’s home!” #Wauwatosa #WauwatosaProtests #WauwatosaRiots #AlvinCole #JosephMensah pic.twitter.com/syVQkOYoFO
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) October 8, 2020
Livestreamer Brendan Gutenschwager, who is at the scene, tweeted that rioters were throwing rocks at the windows of the homes, while some in the crowd pleaded with them to stop.
A man brandishes a gun as the group moves away from police #Wauwatosa #WauwatosaProtests #WauwatosaRiots #AlvinCole #JosephMensah pic.twitter.com/sOAOvfQgOM
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) October 8, 2020
The riot is in response to Milwaukee County District Attorney announcing that they will not be charging police officer Joseph Mensah for the fatal shooting of Alvin Cole in January. Both the officer and Cole were black.
“I do not believe that the state could disprove self-defense or defense of others in this case and therefore could not meet the burden required to charge Officer Mensah,” the district attorney said in a statement.
Spray-painting Black Lives Matter onto U.S. Bank in Milwaukee #Wauwatosa #MilwaukeeProtests #AlvinCole #JosephMensah #Milwaukee pic.twitter.com/7mcnwp3QKT
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) October 8, 2020
Speedway left in complete catastrophe after tonight’s looting. Police arrive to disperse the crowd #Milwaukee #Wauwatosa #AlvinCole #JosephMensa pic.twitter.com/fn7LbTF5di
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) October 8, 2020
The riot is currently ongoing and the Gateway Pundit will be continuing to provide updates as the evening progresses.
