Posted on 08/14/2016 6:34:17 PM PDT by drewh
First images of the 23-year-old armed man shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer, whose death sparked riots and unrest in the city, have surfaced. Officials identified the dead man as Sylville K Smith, previously charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety for his involvement in a shooting last year, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Both Smith and the officer who shot him are black, according to the Chicago Tribune.
During a press conference Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett said a photo 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.
Milwaukee Police Chief Edward A Flynn said officers wore body cameras as they approached the vehicle, which they found suspicious, and within 20 to 25 seconds Smith, who had a lengthy rap sheet, was dead. He also said that he would like the body cam video to be released as soon as possible, following due process.
According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Smith received the two charges following a shooting last year, but the details of that shooting were not immediately clear. The charges were later dismissed. From jail Smith called his girlfriend and asked her to pressure a victim into recanting their previous statement, according to the Journal-Sentinel.
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Truth doesn’t matter to anarchists...it’s their job to raise hell.
Not that that's going to stop the rabid anti-gun nuts from calling for more anti-2nd-Amendment legislation.
It does not matter with the BLM crowd. He could have had an AK and be slamming rounds all over the place before he was taken down.
Yahbutt what was his IQ?
They’re getting desperate. No one buys their Black Lives Matters crap anymore and they’re extinct if Trump’s elected. They now completely fabricate causes to riot over.
How could he run with dropped trou?
To the BLM folks it still duzzin matta. Black be shot is all.
BLM is FOS. This garbage isn’t about RACE. It’s about the GOOD GUYS against the BAD GUYS and the BAD GUYS are getting their BAD GUY asses kicked. All part of Obama’s lawless America.
“Better reporting than we get from American news outlets”
Since 2008, I got better, fair, non biased and informed news from the UK media than our own fifth column aka MSM when they reported more crap about Odumbo during the last 2 elections.
But... but... where are the cute gradeschool pictures of this innocent little angel? He was a good boy. He dindo nuffins.
Room temperature.........
You are correct sir. The truth has NEVER mattered to these slime bags, and never will. What slime bags.
Cop is black, chief of police is black, victim is black.
That’s no man.
That is a 10 year old boy in a man’s body.
“But... but... where are the cute gradeschool pictures of this innocent little angel?”
Oh the ole Trayvon treatment? I dont think the the MSM was able to contact the parents for a freebie Photoshop pic yet..
“His handgun was loaded with 23 rounds”
What pistol takes ~23 rounds as the norm? Or did he have an extra long mag like the Glock 33 rounds stick?
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