Jurors found that Dominique Heaggan-Brown,who is also black, was justified when he shot Sylville Smith, or 23,after a brief foot chase following a traffic stopA Milwaukee jury on Wednesday acquitted a former police officer of first-degree reckless homicide in the shooting of a black man final year that ignited riots on the city’s north side.
Jurors found that Dominique Heaggan-Brown, who is also black, and was justified when he shot 23-year-old Sylville Smith after a brief foot chase following a traffic quit 23 August. Smith had a gun when he ran,but the case hinged on whether he was a threat when Heaggan-Brown fired the shot that killed him. Related: Milwaukee neighborhood yearns for better days in wake of police killing Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com