The mother of a man shot repeatedly in the back by Wisconsin police called for calm after two nights of violent protests, as her lawyer said it would take a "miracle" for her son to walk again.
"We really just need prayers," Julia Jackson said of her son Jacob Blake, seen in a video being shot up to seven times by a white Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer as he tried to get into his car with his three children inside on Sunday.
Hundreds of protesters have marching for a third night, with at least one small group of mainly white, heavily armed men vowing to protect property.
Clashes between a smaller group of demonstrators and police broke out late last night, with protesters shooting fireworks at law enforcement who responded with rubber bullets, one of which hit AFP's reporter.
One person died and two others were injured amid gunfire in one incident, the New York Times reported, citing law enforcement.
Social media video showed several people rushing a man with a gun who apparently had been knocked to the ground.
State of emergency in Wisconsin following shooting of black man
The most recent police shooting of an African American has sparked protests in other US cities, including New York and Minneapolis.
The majority have demonstrated peacefully, though some protesters also burned cars and buildings on Sunday and Monday nights in Kenosha.
Lawyers for Mr Blake's family said one of bullets shattered his spine, and others damaged his stomach, colon, liver and arm.
Mr Blake's mother said she was praying for the police. But his father, Jacob Sr, accused polce, who remain quiet about the incident, of "senseless attempted murder".
"They shot my son seven times, like he didn't matter," Mr Blake Sr said, struggling to hold back tears. "But my son matters. He's a human being."
Mr Blake Jr, 29, was shot after trying to break up a domestic dispute, according to his lawyer.
A bystander video shows a police officer shooting seven times at Mr Blake while tugging on his shirt as he tried to get into the car.
Officials say police had been called to a domestic disturbance, but have not said why the two officers had their guns pulled.
Kenosha authorities have installed a temporary iron fence in front of the county courthouse, a scene of confrontations between police and protesters the last two nights.
Wisconsin governor Tony Evers urged protesters to remain peaceful as he called up more national guard troops.
"We cannot allow the cycle of systemic racism and injustice to continue," he said in a statement.
"We also cannot continue going down this path of damage and destruction."
In one car park, a small group of mainly white armed men calling themselves the "Armed Citizens To Protect Our Lives And Property" said they were there to protect buildings from more damage.
Former Kenosha alderman Kevin Mathewson, with a handgun on his hip and an AR-15 assault rifle strapped across his body, said the shooting of Mr Blake "sickened" him, but that he wanted to defend his community.
"Some do not realise by burning a building you are risking the lives of first responders and anyone who may be inside," he said, adding that he was armed to protect himself from others with guns.
