Two Body Cams were Recording in Milwaukee Shooting

Fatal shooting sparked two nights of violence and riots

Wisconsin’s attorney general says the fatal police shooting in Milwaukee that sparked two nights of violence was recorded by not one, but two body cameras.

The state is investigating the August 14 shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith.

Authorities have stated that he was fleeing police and that footage from the officer’s body camera clearly shows Smith holding a handgun and turning toward an officer when he was shot.

Attorney General Brad Schimel says authorities are reviewing that as well as a second video recorded by another officer’s body camera. He says the vantage points are similar and that the videos will not be released until after the county prosecutor decides whether or not to charge the officer.