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Worn Jones

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Aug 13, 2016

Victim Details

Worn Jones

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Milwaukee

WI

2016-08-13

2016-08-13

23

Worn

Jones

07/09/2026


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In the simmering heat of a Milwaukee afternoon on August 13, 2016, a 23-year-old Black or African American man named Sylville Smith was shot and killed by a police officer, an event that would ignite days of unrest and cast a harsh spotlight on the city's deep-seated tensions. The moments leading to the fatal encounter began with a traffic stop in the Sherman Park neighborhood. Smith was a passenger in the vehicle that was pulled over, and he fled from the car on foot.

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  • Obituary of Mr. Worn F Jones - Milwaukee - Serenity Funeral Home
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