Rev. Jesse Jackson will deliver eulogy at funeral for Sylville Smith, killed in officer-involved shooting

MILWAUKEE -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson will attend the funeral for 23-year-old Sylville Smith, set for Friday, August 26th -- and deliver the eulogy.

23-year-old Smith was shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer on August 13th near 44th and Auer.

Sylville Smith

Unrest near Sherman & Auer in Milwaukee

Scene near Sherman & Auer in Milwaukee

Sherman & Burleigh

A few hours after Smith's death, a protest on Milwaukee's north side erupted into violence that reignited the following night in the Sherman Park neighborhood.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigation is handling the investigation into this officer-involved shooting, per state law. The Milwaukee Police Department is conducting an internal investigation.

Authorities have said Smith was fleeing police and that footage from the 24-year-old officer's body camera clearly shows Smith holding a handgun and turning toward an officer when he was shot.

Attorney General Brad Schimel said Monday, August 22nd authorities are reviewing that as well as a second video recorded by another officer's body camera. He says the vantage points are similar.

Schimel says the videos won't be released until after the county prosecutor decides whether to charge the officer.

Smith's funeral will be held Friday at Christian Faith Fellowship Church in Milwaukee.

Sylville Smith