MILWAUKEE (AP) — The prosecutor who charged a former Milwaukee police officer in the fatal shooting of black man says the man was unarmed and defenseless on the ground when the officer shot him “point black.” Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm made the comments Tuesday during opening statements in the trial of Dominique Heaggan-Brown. Chisholm says Heaggan-Brown was standing over Sylville Smith when he shot him in the chest. Smith had fled from a traffic stop and had a handgun, but slipped and had thrown the gun away after Heaggan-Brown first shot him in the arm. Defense attorney Jonathan Smith says Heaggan-Brown “feared for his safety” and thought Sylville was still armed. Smith’s death ignited riots in the predominantly black neighborhood where he was killed Aug. 13. Heaggan-Brown, who is also black, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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