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MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department released a community briefing Friday, showing the body camera footage from two Cinco de Mayo incidents where officers shot men who were armed with guns.
The two shootings happened around 11 p.m. on Friday, May 5.
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The first shooting happened near 15th Place and Scott Street and the second shooting took place about a block away near Cesar Chavez and Scott.
In the body camera from the first shooting, you can hear gunshots as police alert the crowded corridor of people to find cover. As police approach the scene of the shooting, they yell at the man to drop his gun. The man takes off and is shot once by officers. Police immediately rendered aid and the man was not charged.
Investigators say the man was involved in a shooting with another person in the alley. He has a concealed carry permit and was returning gunfire in self-defense, according to investigators.
The second shooting takes place mere seconds after the first. Body camera footage from this second incident can pick up the 15th Place and Scott Street shooting. Police highlight the 17-year-old in a red hoodie, as he raises an automatic handgun in the air and lets off an innumerable amount of shots. Police slow the video down from there, as the officer approaches the teen, telling him to stop and to not reach for the handgun on the ground. In total, the officer fires 16 rounds at the teen.
According to the body camera time on the video, the incident takes place in eleven seconds; however MPD slows the video down to 21 seconds from the time the teen fires the gun in the air to the final shot the officer takes. During the shooting, police say the officer fired rounds at the suspect continuously because the teen continued to move toward his gun despite the officer commanding him to stop.
The teen was charged with 2nd Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, Use of a Dangerous Weapon, Possession of a Machine Gun and Possession of a Dangerous Weapon by a Person Under 18-years-old.
Police say the 17-year-old sustained serious injuries while the 22-year-old suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Below is the police-edited body camera footage from the night of the incidents, along with the police narrative.
Watch the community briefing in its entirety below:
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