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Former Milwaukee police officer charged in fatal shooting

Posted at 11:55 AM, Dec 15, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-15 11:55:21-05

(CNN) -- The former Milwaukee cop who fatally shot Sylville Smith last summer was charged with first-degree reckless homicide on Thursday, according to a criminal complaint. Dominique Heaggan-Brown faces a maximum prison sentence of 60 years if convicted in the fatal shooting of the 23-year-old whose death sparked days of unrest in the Wisconsin city.

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