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A Milwaukee police officer was fatally shot Tuesday while trying to apprehend a robbery suspect, who was also fatally shot after a struggle with the officer.

Moore addressed Tuesday's shooting death of a Milwaukee police officer

The suspect in the shooting has been identified as Terrell Thompson, 19. He exchanged gunfire with officers and died at the scene, police said.

The memorial grew as the public showed up to lay flowers at a flag-draped squad in honor of fallen Milwaukee police Officer Peter Jerving.

Milwaukee's Common Council held a somber moment of silence before their meeting Tuesday morning, just hours after Milwaukee Police Officer Peter Jerving was killed.

Police say a Milwaukee police officer was fatally shot early Tuesday during an exchange of gunfire with a 19-year-old robbery suspect who also died from a gunshot wound. Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman says Terrell Thompson fled when officers arrived at the crime scene about 1:15 a.m. He says Officer Peter Jerving and his partner caught up with Thompson and a struggle ensued. Both men fired their weapons. The 37-year-old officer was mortally wounded and died at a hospital. Thompson died at...

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