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Buildings vandalized, looted on MIlwaukee's East Side

Peaceful protests during the day turned violent Sunday night.

Buildings vandalized, looted on MIlwaukee's East Side

Peaceful protests during the day turned violent Sunday night.

HANNAH HILYARD, BY THE WAY, IS LIVE IN MILWAUKEE RIGHT NOW WITH A BREAKDOWN OF THE PROTESTS, AND THE AFTERMATH. QUITE A MESS WHERE YOU ARE AT, HANNAH. HANNAH: YEAH, WE MOVED TO MLK AND CLARK, IN THE CENTRAL AREA OF MILWAUKEE. THIS BUSINESS, I’M NOT SURE IF IT WAS VACANT BEFORE, BUT THERE WAS A MAN BOARDING IT UP AS WE ARRIVED HERE ON THE SCENE. YOU CAN SEE THE WINDOWS SMASHED HERE WITH A LOT OF TRASH AND GLASS HERE ON THE SIDEWALK. THERE’S A BURN PILE THAT CARS HAVE TO NAVIGATE AROUND THIS MORNING AS WELL. THIS ALL HAPPENED OVERNIGHT HERE IN THE AREA AS DEMONSTRATORS TOOK TO THE STREET. WE HAD PEACEFUL PROTESTS DURING THE DAY AND MARCHES AT NIGHT THAT LED UP TO THIS. THEY SPENT SOME TIME ON THE SIDE, THIS VIDEO FROM EDGEWOOD AND OAKLAND. NEWS CHOPPER 12 WAS ALSO UP OVERNIGHT WITH A LONG LINE OF DEMONSTRATORS. SOME ON FOOT, SOME SHUTTING DOWN INTERSECTIONS. THE CREW LAST NIGHT WITNESSED POLICE ARREST 60 PEOPLE, BUT NO OFFICIAL NUMBER FROM THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT JUST YET. THIS HAPPENING AS A CURFEW WAS IN PLACE. >> IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHIEF AND OTHERS, WE WILL HAVE THE CURFEW REMAIN IN EFFECT TONIGHT. WE ARE NOT MAKING DECISIONS RIGHT NOW ABOUT TOMORROW. HANNAH: THAT WAS MAYOR BARRETT THAT YOU JUST HEARD FROM, ADDRESSING THE CURFEW THAT WAS IN PLACE OVERNIGHT. WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT TONIGHT, BUT OUR CRUISE LAST NIGHT WITNESSED SEVERAL PEOPLE ARRESTED BY POLICE. THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF THAT OF THE 60 ARR
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Buildings vandalized, looted on MIlwaukee's East Side

Peaceful protests during the day turned violent Sunday night.

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