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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Betcha after Dallas and Baton Rouge cop killings he keeps his idiot pie hole shut...
Pull up your pants Hoomy.
No grade school pictures for this thug...He's 23 years old...
You may not know this tidbit, but your Trayvon Martin reference to his innocent picture was his parents call.
He was a minor when he took a dirt nap and they controlled his image to the press..
So, who gets his gold teeth.
Do you see how they roll?
There is a huge information dump going on, pictures used to set his image.... but what about the body-cam vid. I want to see the body-cam vid.
And while we're at it, if he had a long criminal record how did he get a carry permit? Was the handgun actually registered to him?
Where’s the quote from the bereaved family members, “He was getting his life together. He was working on being a music producer. He wanted to be a good father.”
If you’re a foreigner and thought about travel to the US, you would have to have second thoughts. Somalia may be safer.
Way too many blacks are filled with hate. So many blacks hate whites and the USA. And so many are just morally void. They’re destroying this nation.
Another son of Obama? Man gots a lot of childen out there!
The light of intelligence shines from his teeth.
Okay. I assume that was his legal handgun. Mkay. Why did he run? Even if he decided at that point to drop the firearm on the ground... I doubt if the first impression by police was that he had a carry permit. I wanna see the body-cam vid.
the sideways Gucci ballcap is always a nice touch.
the sideways Gucci ballcap is always a nice touch.
Lower than room temperature evidently....
Milwaukee Chief of Police Flynn is white. I think you are thinking about Milwaukee County Sheriff Clarke, who is black.
He got it at a discount because someone sewed the brim on sideways.
His new street name is “Worm Dirt” ......
Not to quibble, my good FRiend, but the "victim" might be actually termed a "perp".
In all fairness, however, I do wait for more info.
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He had to pull his pants up in order to be able to get his knees that far apart.
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