Two shot dead during protests in Wisconsin after police shooting of black man

Police clear a park during clashes with protesters outside the Kenosha County Courthouse (AP/David Goldman)

Two people have died and one was injured after shots were fired in Kenosha during the third night of unrest in Wisconsin following the shooting of a black man by police.

The shooting was reported at about 11.45pm in an area where protests have taken place, Kenosha Police Lieutenant Joseph Nosalik said. The injured person was in serious condition at a local hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.