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— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) August 14, 2016

Fox News reports that Smith had been in trouble with the law before:

Sylville Smith, 23, was charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety and with witness intimidation stemming from a February 2015 incident, but the charges were dismissed, according to court records viewed by The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

The circumstances surrounding the 2015 shooting and the reason why the charges were ultimately dropped were both unclear. Prosecutors said they had recorded Smith asking his girlfriend to pressure a witness to recant.