31-year-old Black Suspect's Body Dragged By Milwaukee Police From Between Fence And End Of Walk Way At BP Gas Station

A video posted on social media shows Milwaukee police officers approaching the body of a 31-year-old Lucas who was laying face down between a fence and the end of a walk way, which he was fatally shot by a 43-year-old police officer after running with a gun in his hand.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

February 21, 2023

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, Milwaukee police made an initial traffic stopped at N. 70th and W. Thurston Ave., then Herman Lucas, 31, the driver fled the scene, the suspect briefly stopped at N. 60 and W. Thurston and fled again unti he got into a crash with another vehicle at the 9100 block of W. Silver Spring Drive.

Lucas fled from the crash scene with a handgun in his hand, according to police. Police pursued the suspect to the BP Gas Station and was order multiple times to drop the gun, according to press conference by police.

Lucas apparently didn't point or shoot at officers, according to the preliminary investigation. 

A 34-year-old Milwaukee police officer fired his weapon 10 times at Lucas when he failed to drop his weapon, striking him and the suspect fell face down between a metal fence and high rise end of a walk way by the side of the gas station building.

It appears, that Lucas might have been attempting to jump over the fence to escape from officers when he was shot multiple times in the back and fell face down. The police officer's body camera footage who shot Lucas hasn't been released to show, if the officer was facing a life-threatening situation to justify the use of deadly force.

A video posted on social media showed multiple police officers approaching Lucas' body. One of the officers grab the lower part of the suspect's white pants leg and drags him towards him. Then another officer joins him and both drag and lift the suspect to the gas station parking space pavement. It is not known, if Lucas was already deceased.

The Waukesha Police Department will takeover the investigation of the Milwaukee police involved shooting death.

Milwaukee police released the following statement concerning the social media video being shared that shows police officer dragging suspect's body and contaminating the police involved shooting scene that ended the suspect's life.

"The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) is aware of videos that are circulating on social media platforms depicting portions of the incident including officers moving the suspect. MPD is conducting a full administrative investigation of this incident. MPD holds its members to the highest level of integrity and if it is determined that any member has violated the code of conduct they will be held accountable. A community briefing discussing this incident will be released in the future."