MILWAUKEE (AP) — A police expert in the use of deadly force testified Monday that the former Milwaukee officer on trial for fatally shooting a black man after a foot chase “acted in accordance with his training.”
The testimony came as attorneys for Dominique Heaggan-Brown, who is also black, presented their case that the former officer acted in self-defense during his brief encounter with Sylville Smith, who ran from a traffic stop holding a gun on Aug. 13.
“From what (Heaggan-Brown) knew, he was presented with a deadly threat and responded,” said Robert Willis.
