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Anti-police riots in Michigan town
it's amazing that buildings are being burned down and people stabbed but apparently no less-lethal amunitions have been used.
Unrest in Michigan town prompts state of emergency
Residents outraged over deadly police chase
Wednesday, June 18, 2003 Posted: 11:33 AM EDT (1533 GMT)
BENTON HARBOR, Michigan (CNN) -- Police used tear gas early Wednesday to break up a second night of riots sparked by the death of a man in a police chase, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency.
A hospital spokeswoman said 10 people were injured in Tuesday night's violence -- a reaction to a high-speed police chase in which a Benton Harbor, Michigan, man crashed and died.
The disturbance lasted into the early hours of Wednesday. Most of injuries were lacerations, and at least one person was treated for a gunshot wound. Authorities said they were bracing for more trouble.
Early Wednesday, police told reporters the protests were getting worse and authorities planned to declare a town curfew. Michigan's governor declared a state of emergency, which allows for the activation of Michigan National Guard troops, if needed.
"It is definitely not a peaceful protest right now, there are people rioting everywhere," WSBT-TV reporter Jennifer Kuk told CNN about 1 a.m. ET. "Benton Harbor Police Chief Samuel Harris ... tells us now this riot has expanded six or eight blocks."
Residents outraged over deadly police chase
Wednesday, June 18, 2003 Posted: 11:33 AM EDT (1533 GMT)
BENTON HARBOR, Michigan (CNN) -- Police used tear gas early Wednesday to break up a second night of riots sparked by the death of a man in a police chase, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency.
A hospital spokeswoman said 10 people were injured in Tuesday night's violence -- a reaction to a high-speed police chase in which a Benton Harbor, Michigan, man crashed and died.
The disturbance lasted into the early hours of Wednesday. Most of injuries were lacerations, and at least one person was treated for a gunshot wound. Authorities said they were bracing for more trouble.
Early Wednesday, police told reporters the protests were getting worse and authorities planned to declare a town curfew. Michigan's governor declared a state of emergency, which allows for the activation of Michigan National Guard troops, if needed.
"It is definitely not a peaceful protest right now, there are people rioting everywhere," WSBT-TV reporter Jennifer Kuk told CNN about 1 a.m. ET. "Benton Harbor Police Chief Samuel Harris ... tells us now this riot has expanded six or eight blocks."
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