Dominique Heaggan-Brown is a former police officer for Milwaukee Police Department. He is a 2 year veteran of the department. On August 13, 2016 he became infamous for his role in the fatal shooting of Sylville Smith which sparked the 2016 Milwaukee riots. On June 21, 2017 a jury found Dominique not guilty of all charges related to the shooting of Sylville Smith. However, Dominique still faces pending charges of sexual assault from an October, 2016 incident.

Dominique was born in raised in the Sherman Park neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin which was the same neighborhood he patrolled as a Police officer. He also spent a large part of his childhood in Rockford, Illinois.

On August 13, 2016, Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown fatally shot Sylville Smith after he fled from a traffic stop. Dominique was charged with first-degree reckless homicide. On June 21, 2017 a jury found him not guilty of any charges in relation to the shooting. Jurors could have found him guilty of lesser charges of second-degree reckless homicide or homicide by negligent operation of a firearm.

The killing sparked protests which later lead to the 2016 Milwaukee riots. During the riots, three businesses were burned down as well as Milwaukee Police squad cars. During the riot, a Milwaukee Police were hit with a brick and many cars and businesses were vandalized with bricks and rocks.

According to friends and family Officer Dominique and Sylville had known each other and both grew up in the Sherman Park neighborhood of Milwaukee. In a YouTube video, Officer Dominique was accused of using his authority to kill Sylville, since Sylville had taken a girl away from him. His cousin also said in the video that Sylville was often harassed by police after being released from jail over dropped charges and had won a lawsuit against the Milwaukee Police Department.

After the shooting Officer Dominique was identified as the Officer responsible in a Facebook post on which received over 3,000 shares. Many on social media made death threats against Officer Dominique. Some wrote “Now y'all see his face if he's seen anywhere in the city drop him,” read one post. Another called for a gun so the person could “shoot him right in his head.

Milwaukee Police say that Officer Dominique was patrolling at about 3:30 p.m. near N. 44th St. and W. Auer Ave. when he pulled over Sylville for being in a vehicle he thought was suspicious.

Milwaukee Police say Sylville was armed with a stolen handgun and that Officer Dominique fired after he told Sylville to drop the gun and Sylville instead turned towards him with the gun and fled the traffic stop.

Sylville was wounded in the chest and arm from the shooting and later died of his injuries.

Dominique was wearing an operational body camera, during the shooting.

Both the footage and the autopsy report are in the custody of the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation. The video has not been released since the investigation of Officer Dominique is in progress.

Sylville's handgun was stolen in a March burglary in Waukesha, Wisconsin a suburb of Milwaukee. The owner reported that 500 rounds of ammunition also were stolen.

Another man was arrested with Sylville named Demario D. Pritchard, according to police records and sources.

Earlier this year Pritchard, 24, was found guilty of felony possession of cocaine.

Online court records show he lived in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Dominique first joined the Milwaukee Police Department as a police aide in 2010 and became a sworn officer three years later. In October, 2016 he was fired from his position as a police officer after being charged with sexual assault in October.

In 2014, Dominique was lauded by police officials for helping a homeless woman find a hot meal during the cold Milwaukee winter. A photo of him helping the woman also went viral on social media receiving over 1,000 shares.

No citizen has ever filed a complaint against Heaggan with the city’s Fire and Police Commission, the board said on August, 17.

Deandre Ueal who knew Dominique from high school said Dominique would frequently shine a light in cars, then order people out.

Deandre also criticized him by saying “He seemed like he was so eager to get somebody in trouble, mess with someone.

Too eager."

Dominique is also a rapper and used the stage names Lil Nique and KB DOMO.

He first started started rapping at the age of 11.

He started off in a hip/hop and R&B group with Lil Tae (Diamantae Boyd).

He often collaborated with hip hop artist Dae Flywalker.

Dominique is the founder of the music group Young World Order.

He first gained exposure by opening for rapper Young Buck at the age of 13. He has performed in many cities including Chicago, Illinois, Rockford, Illinois, Beloit, Wisconsin, Waukesha, Wisconsin, Atlanta, Georgia and Pewaukee, Wisconsin. While performing “Monster Freestyle,” a tribute to Meek Mill's song Monster, he rapped the lyrics: “Imma start a riot like it’s Baltimore.”

On October 19, 2016, Dominique-Heaggan was arrested for sexually assaulting an unidentified man while off-duty on August 15, 2016. Heaggan-Brown took the victim to a bar late on the night of August 14, 2016 where they drank heavily and watched TV as coverage of 2016 Milwaukee riots aired.

The victim told investigators that Heaggan-Brown bragged that he was the boss and that there were 'no limitations' on how he lived and that he could do whatever he wanted 'without repercussions.' The victim told police the day after the alleged assault that he had trouble remembering everything that happened after they left the bar but that he felt drugged.

He said he woke up to Heaggan-Brown sexually assaulting him.