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Photos: Madison Reacts To Deadly Police Shooting

Posted on July 23
City Cast Madison staff

City Cast Madison staff

A man in a gray hooded sweatshirt speaks into a microphone in a crowd.

Clyde Mayberry speaks out after the police shooting death of a young Black man on Madison's east side. (Hayley Sperling / City Cast Madison)

On July 22, protesters took to the streets of Madison after the fatal shooting by police of a young Black man at the intersection of Williamson and Baldwin streets.

City Cast Madison executive producer Hayley Sperling was there, and took photos of the protesters who gathered to decry the shooting. She also followed as a group of over 100 protesters marched down East Washington Avenue to the Capitol Square to protest at Wednesday’s Concerts on the Square. The concert was eventually cancelled.

Here are some of the photos that Sperling took of both protests. Also, listen to Sperling and City Cast Madison host Bianca Martin share their immediate thoughts about the shooting on the City Cast Madison podcast.

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A woman in a blue dress points in the middle of a crowd.

Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores, former chair and member of the Police Civilian Oversight Board, gestures at a protest Wednesday at the intersection of South Baldwin Street and East Williamson Street. (Hayley Sperling / City Cast Madison)

A man in a black shirt raises a fist and speaks into a microphone.

Protesters quickly gathered at the east side intersection where Madison police fatally shot a young Black man on Wednesday. (Hayley Sperling / City Cast Madison)

A protester holds a cardboard sign reading "MURDER."

Protesters quickly gathered to speak out against a police shooting on Wednesday. (Hayley Sperling / City Cast Madison)

Protesters march down a street holding signs.

Over 100 protesters shut down East Washington Avenue as they marched to the Capitol Square Wednesday. (Hayley Sperling / City Cast Madison)

Protesters gather next to a marble building.

Protesters gathered at Concerts on the Square to protest the Madison police shooting of a Black man Wednesday. (Hayley Sperling / City Cast Madison)

A man in an orange jacket and a man in a white jacket.

Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra CEO Joe Loehnis and Maestro Andrew Sewell listen as protesters gathered at Concerts on the Square Wednesday. (Hayley Sperling / City Cast Madison)

Protesters point and speak as other people sit silently.

Wednesday's Concerts on the Square was canceled after 100 protesters spoke out against the police shooting of a young Black man. (Hayley Sperling / City Cast Madison)

A man in a black shirt holds a microphone in a crowd.

Protesters gathered at Wednesday's Concerts on the Square at the Capitol Rotunda to speak out against police brutality. (Hayley Sperling / City Cast Madison)

Rob Thomas and Beck Henreckson contributed to this article.

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