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State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff was detained and about 10 people were arrested Tuesday night near where a man was shot and killed by an officer earlier this month. VIDEO: Police make arrests at Sylville memorial"They're arresting a state representative, and they're also arresting an observer from ACLU for doing absolutely nothing," witness Diamellia Williams is heard saying in a video archived from a Facebook Live session from North 44th Street and West Auer Avenue.Brostoff said he was in the Sherman Park neighborhood speaking with others in an attempt to de-escalate tensions after he heard "stuff might be going down," WISN 12 News' political partner WisPolitics.com reported."I saw my friend, who was not doing anything wrong, not doing anything violent, Jared, get taken, get thrown on the ground in a very violent manner. And I went to take my phone and record it. And then I was taken and thrown on the ground myself," Brostoff said. Brostoff, who represents Wisconsin's 19th District in the Assembly, later clarified that he wasn't arrested but was briefly detained. He said officers put him in a police van but then let him go when they were informed of who he was. Williams is the fiancée of State Rep. David Bowen.Sgt. Tim Gauerke said police began receiving complaints at about 8 p.m. about a group of people congregating in the area. Nearby stands a memorial for Sylville Smith, the 23-year-old shot after a traffic stop earlier this month.Neighbors have complained about outsiders coming in and using the memorial to cause trouble outside their homes. About 30 to 40 people were told to disperse, Gauerke said. Authorities waited about 20 minutes before again asking the crowd to leave. Some left the area, but others refused, and officers began to make arrests.Some of the crowd became disorderly and resistant and were also arrested, Gauerke said.More arrests were made Wednesday morning when about a dozen people gathered at the memorial. Area resident Madi Smith thinks the arrests are uncalled for as friends and family of Smith go there daily to grieve.However, other neighbors told WISN 12 News they are fed up with the disruption.Milwaukee police said Wednesday, a group refused a resident's request to leave her private property and created a disturbance. Officers arrested three men."People are tired of their rights being trampled on," Smith said. The state Department of Justice is investigating Smith's shooting. Police said he turned toward an officer with a gun in his hand before he was shot.Smith's death sparked two days of unrest in the city. Several businesses were looted and set on fire, creating tense confrontations between protesters and police.41451536