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It did not
release additional information about its autopsy on Sylville
Smith, 23, fatally shot on Saturday by a police officer who said
Smith refused to drop his gun.
Two nights of rioting erupted after the shooting, with many
protesters saying racial bias by police was behind the incident.
Eight officers were wounded, and dozens of people were arrested,
police said. One person suffered a gunshot wound.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has urged state officials to release
video of Smith's shooting as soon as possible in hopes that it
would corroborate the police department's account and convince
protesters the use of deadly force was justified.
Wisconsin state law requires police shootings be investigated by
an independent state agency, which controls such evidence.
Besides reviving a national conversation about race, inequality
and the use of deadly force by police, the riots called
attention to Milwaukee as one of the most racially segregated
cities in the United States.
(Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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