Sylvill smith
2016
Sylville Smith, a 23-year-old black man armed with a gun, was shot on Aug. 13, 2016, in Milwaukee, Wis. Milwaukee police shot Smith after he fled a traffic stop on foot. An official said he refused police commands to drop a handgun. Body-camera video released in the trial of a police officer involved in the shooting showed Smith throwing his handgun over a fence while being chased by the officer.
Male
Black
18 to 29
No/unknown mental illness
Gun
Body cam recording
Fleeing by foot
Officers identified
Officers involved: Dominique Heaggan-Brown from the Milwaukee Police Department