Hannah Parry and Valerie Edwards, 74 Comments
Milwaukee’s mayor and police chief announced Monday that body cam video supports the shooting of Sylville Smith–which sparked riots across the city. At least one person was shot as police clashed with protesters during a second night of riots after Smith, 23, was shot dead by a police officer on Saturday. But Milwaukee Police Chief Edward A Flynn insists the footage makes it clear that the shooting was lawful. He said that Smith was shot after he turned toward an officer and raised his gun.
Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett, speaking at a press conference on Monday, added that a still from the cop’s body camera shows ‘without question’ Smith had a gun in his hand. Barrett said that Smith had ‘more firepower than the officer’, and his handgun was loaded with 23 rounds, which he refused to drop when ordered by police. Flynn said that his officers had pulled over Smith after they noticed the driver was ‘behaving suspiciously’.
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