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WATCH: ‘Extremely Scary’ Footage of Milwaukee Police Shooting Resulting in Death of Unborn Child
Two of the six teens in the vehicle were struck by police fire, one of them being pregnant.
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Hotel Security Allegedly Involved in Milwaukee Black Man’s Death Gets the Boot
The security involved with Dvontaye Mitchell’s death has been fired by the Milwaukee hotel.
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Body Parts Found around Lake Michigan Could be Linked to Vanishing of 19-year-old Black Woman
The family of Sade Carleena Robinson believe remains found by the cops belong to her.
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The City of Milwaukee Approves $750,000 Settlement for Former Bucks Player Sterling Brown in Police Misconduct Case
In 2018, NBA player Sterling Brown was tackled to the ground and tased by Milwaukee police officers. His crime? Double parking. Three years later, the city has approved a settlement worth $750,000 for the former Bucks athlete. According to CBS News, the motion was unanimously passed in a 14-0 vote by the city’s Common Council.…
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Milwaukee Chief of Police Demoted Over Handling of George Floyd Protests
Milwaukee’s chief of police was demoted to captain Thursday due to the way he handled multiple situations, including the protests that happened in the wake of George Floyd’s death. NBC News reports that Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales was demoted to captain following a unanimous vote by the city’s Fire and Police Commission. Morales joined…
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Trial Begins for Former Milwaukee Cop Who Killed Sylville Smith
The jury trial for Dominique Heaggan-Brown, the now former Milwaukee police officer who shot and killed 23-year-old Sylville Smith, is scheduled to begin Monday. Heaggan-Brown, who, like Smith, is black, is facing a first-degree reckless homicide charge for shooting Smith following a traffic stop back in August. As Fox6Now reports, the charge carries a maximum…
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Former Milwaukee Cop Charged With 1st-Degree Reckless Homicide in Fatal Shooting of Sylville Smith
Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm has charged former Police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown with first-degree reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of Sylville Smith, a 23-year-old black man, the Associated Press reports. According to the newswire, Chisholm didn’t officially announce the charge, but it showed up in online court records that also showed that Heaggan-Brown made…
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Milwaukee Officer Who Fatally Shot Sylville Smith Fired After Sex Assault Charge
The Milwaukee Police Department has fired the officer who fatally shot Sylville Smith, following an investigation into an unrelated sexual assault case, Time reports. Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown was terminated, effective Monday, after a Milwaukee Police Department Internal Affairs investigation into a criminal complaint filed against the officer. Last week, a man reported to Milwaukee police…
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Milwaukee Officer Threatened Online After Fatal Shooting of Sylville Smith
A Milwaukee police officer was the target of online threats from people identifying him as the cop who fatally shot Sylville Smith in an incident that sparked outrage and violence in the city over the weekend, the Chicago Tribune reports. As the report notes, the authorities have yet to identify the officer who killed Smith…