A homeless man wielding two knives was shot dead near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday. The incident happened five blocks from the GOP headquarters where the event was about to start in around two hours.

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A gunman opened fire at the Molson Coors Beverage Co brewing complex in Milwaukee on Wednesday, killing five employees before he was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot, the city`s police chief said.

Six people dead, including gunman, in Molson Coors brewery shooting in Milwaukee

US presidential candidate said initial evidence suggests the man was shot by police as he had pointed a gun at a law enforcement officer

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It is unknown whether the shooting victim was a protester. The police officer was hospitalised after a rock smashed a patrol car windshield

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