Milwaukee Police responded to Sherman Park around 9:40 p.m. on June 29 for a disturbance with several dozen young people.
The group was throwing rocks and bottles and had damaged a window of a nearby gas station and the window of a Milwaukee County Transit bus.
Along with the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, MPD was able to disperse the crowd.
No arrests were made and no officers were injured.
One witness said the police response was too severe: “I understand that the police is doing their jobs, and I understand that they have to keep our city safe, especially for our young children. … Is it over-rated? I think so. There’s way too many police for about 20 to 30 kids. … No one was caught. No one was arrested. No one was apprehended. Everything just went smoothly after all of the police came,” Justin Williams told the station.
MPD is working to identify the people involved in this incident and is coordinating with the Sheriff’s Office and the Parks Department to ensure additional resources are deployed in the area.’
We’re on the scene at Sherman Park. pic.twitter.com/uDOveD59Ry
— TODAY’S TMJ4 (@tmj4) June 30, 2016
