A Milwaukee police officer was shot early Saturday morning near North 2nd and West Locust streets during a protest. The protests started at MLK and Locust near the Milwaukee Police Department's Fifth District building.Officers in riot gear used tear gas to try and stop the protests.The officer shot is 38 years old and has four years of service with the Milwaukee Police Department. He was treated at an area hospital for minor injuries and is expected to survive, police said. Another officer was also injured. Milwaukee police are looking for the people involved.So far, no arrests have been made.Activist Tracey Dent spent most of his night near MLK and Locust and watched as protesting escalated into something else."They feel helpless. They feel like no one's there to protect them. Me, as a black man, I can understand how they feel, but that still doesn't give them a right to start looting to destroy businesses," Dent said. Police said 16 businesses were looted. People hit a nearby Walgreens, leaving nothing in the store and completely trashing it. Business owners in the area said they stand against the in-custody death in Minneapolis, but damage to small business owners, isn’t the path to change."We're here to help the community, not to hurt it so we should all work together to make things better," Boost Mobile operation manager Ray Hamdan said. Trend Benderz at North 35th Street and West Capitol Drive was also looted and damaged.The owner said there was at least $700,000 in damage and stolen items.About 50 people have been arrested, police said. The Milwaukee Police Department issued a statement Saturday saying it "will continue to protect our residents' right to assemble and freedom of speech; however, we will arrest those who victimize people and vandalize property."