The sister of 23-year-old career criminal Sylville Smith believes the cop who fatally shot him knew him from high school.
Smith's death sparked 3 days of rioting and looting in Milwaukee over the weekend.
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Milwaukee is quiet today after a weekend of rioting as residents took to the streets to protest the shooting of a 23-year-old career criminal.
Mayor Tom Barrett is standing by the Milwaukee officer who shot and killed Sylville K. Smith during a traffic stop on Saturday.
20 people were arrested outside a Donald Trump event in Burlingame, CA. The protesters, some of whom were illegal immigrants, protested Trump's immigration statements, including his campaign promise to build a wall at the Mexican border.
A furious mother who spotted her teenage son throwing rocks at police during the Baltimore riots, tracked the boy down and beat him in the street. The single mom is being hailed a hero after the video went viral late Monday.
According to Baltimore ABC affiliate WMAR, the angry mom spotted her son while watching televisions news coverage of the turmoil in the streets.
Protests continued at the University of Mississippi Wednesday involving students opposed to the re-election of President Obama and Vice President Biden.
But the protesters were outnumbered by about 700 students who gathered to rally for peace. Students attending the rally held up candles and called for racial harmony at the Circle outside the administrative building in Oxford.
"We Are One Mississippi. We will not stand for hate," tweeted @CristenHemmins.