Construction begins on gas station destroyed in riots

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The owner of a Milwaukee gas station that went up in flames during riots over a police shooting last year has started to rebuild.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that construction on the BP station began in late November. A completion date has not been set. The station’s owner, Pakhar Singh, was at the site this week watching the work.

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The gas station burned in August 2016 during unrest after Officer Dominique Heegan-Brown fatally shot Sylville Smith during a foot chase.

Heegan-Brown was acquitted of any wrongdoing in the shooting but he was fired in October 2016 after he was charged with sexual assault in a separate case.