VIDEO: Racine Police Chief Art Howell said that he believes the bulk of violent activity late Sunday and early Monday in the city was perpetrated by outsiders looking to escalate or take advantage of protests.
At a press conference on Monday afternoon, Howell pointed to evidence that indicated to him that some of the violence after a protest of the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, was not done by members of the Racine community.
Damage reported overnight Sunday included a fire at the Thelma Orr Community Oriented Policing House on Villa Street and the looting of several stores across the city.
Howell said that he is working with area police departments, including Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie. He said he already had some information regarding the people involved, which he was not ready to disclose on Monday.