wisconsin
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Milwaukee Police Chief Won't Release Video of Sylville Smith's Fatal Shooting
Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn announced Thursday that he will not release the video of the fatal police shooting of Sylville Smith, giving a nod to the advice of the state’s attorney general and local district attorney, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, the state Department of Justice has completed its investigation into the…
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Wis. Inmate's Death by Dehydration Ruled a Homicide
The death of Terrill Thomas, a mentally ill black man who died of dehydration after begging for drinking water while being held in a Milwaukee jail, has been ruled a homicide, a county medical examiner revealed Thursday, Reuters reports. Thomas was found dead April 24, nine days after he was arrested as a suspect in…
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2 Body Cameras Captured Footage of Sylville Smith Shooting Death, Attorney General Says
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says that two body cameras captured the fatal police shooting of Sylville Smith in Milwaukee, CBS News reports. According to the report, the vantage points of the two videos are similar. Smith was shot to death Aug. 13 by an officer after fleeing a traffic stop. Authorities say that footage…
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Milwaukee Officer Who Fatally Shot Sylville Smith Knew Him From High School, Family Says
Sylville Smith, the 23-year-old man who was gunned down by a Milwaukee police officer over the weekend, and the officer who fatally shot him knew each other from high school, Smith’s family says, according to CNN. “The officer knew him personally from high school, and he still shot him,” Sherelle Smith, Sylville Smith’s sister, told…
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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…
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At Least 2 Injured During 2nd Night of Milwaukee Protests
Shots were fired during a second night of protests in Milwaukee over the police shooting of Sylville K. Smith, a black man who was gunned down, authorities say, as he fled a traffic stop Saturday afternoon, CNN reports. According to the report, during unrest in the early-morning hours of Monday, one person was shot. That…
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Mayhem Erupts as Milwaukee Police Kill Black Man
As yet another African American was shot and killed by police in Milwaukee, protests and fires erupted in the Rust Belt city. According to police, the 23-year-old victim was armed with a semi-automatic handgun and was shot dead after fleeing a traffic stop in the city’s predominantly black north side Saturday afternoon. It is not…
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Viral Video of Wis. Mall Arrest of Teen Sparks Protests, Internal Review
Family and friends of an 18-year-old Wisconsin woman are asking that charges against her be dropped since video of her controversial arrest went viral, WKOW reports. Genele Laird, 18, is facing charges of disorderly conduct while armed, resisting police (causing injury), battery to a police officer and discharging bodily fluids after an incident that occurred at…
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Milwaukee Bus Driver Helps 15-Year-Old Girl Escape Man Following Her
Heroes don’t always wear capes. Sometimes they’re in bus driver uniforms. A Milwaukee County Transit System bus driver is being recognized after she helped a 15-year-old girl escape a man who was harassing and following her and even tried to pull her into his car, TMJ4 reports. Sharon Chambers was driving her route earlier this week…