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CHICAGO, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- A confrontation between police and protestors turned violent Saturday night in Milwaukee in the north-central U.S. state of Wisconsin, after a police officer shot and killed an armed 23-year-old man.
A gas station and a vehicle were set on fire after some 100 protestors gathered near the scene of the shooting and confronted with the police for about an hour earlier in the evening.
A police officer was hit in the head by a brick thrown through the car's windows.
The shooting happened Saturday afternoon when two police officers pulled over a car with two suspects inside. The suspects then began to run. In a foot chase, a police officer shot and killed the 23-year-old, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
The police officer was not hurt, but was placed on administrative leave while an investigation into his conduct has been launched.
The second suspect, also a 23-year-old man, has been in custody.
In a news briefing at the scene shortly after the shooting, Milwaukee Police Assistant Chief Bill Jessup said the man who was killed carried a stolen handgun and has "a lengthy arrest record," which he failed to specify.
