Milwaukee Wisconsin Black Lives Matter Riots - August, 2016. The shooting of Sylville Smith, 23 triggered unrest in the city's north side Saturday night as protesters torched businesses and threw rocks at officers. Four officers were injured and 17 people were arrested, Mayor Tom Barrett said.

Police body camera footage showed Smith holding a handgun during the encounter, Barrett said at a Sunday news conference. Police said the unidentified officer shot Smith after he failed to comply with orders to put his gun down. His gun was loaded with 23 rounds, more than the officer was carrying. "He should have been tased, if anything," Neal said. "We want everybody to feel our pain." At one point, the crowd chanted "ready for war," followed by a a chant of "peace, peace, peace."

The incident began when a pair of police officers stopped Smith and another person in a car on Saturday about 3:30 p.m., police said. The men fled the car and the officers followed, shooting Smith in the arm and chest when he failed to put his gun down, Barrett said. The handgun, along with 500 rounds of ammunition, were stolen during a burglary in nearby Waukesha in March, police said. The shooting occurred near the location of an August 9 double homicide in which a man was shot dead and another was fatally stabbed, police said.

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