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MPD releases video of gas station police shooting in accordance with new video release policy

Police body camera video released Thursday shows the moments Milwaukee officers exchanged gunfire with a man at a gas station July 17. The release comes 15 days after the shooting took place, in accordance with a new body camera release policy the Milwaukee police department adopted the same day.Milwaukee police said officers responded to the Citgo gas station near Sherman Boulevard and Capitol Drive around 10:30 p.m. July 17, looking for 22-year-old Jayuntae Gregory.According to a criminal complaint, Gregory was wanted for shooting two of his family members in their home one day prior.Surveillance video from inside the gas station shows Gregory standing at the counter before police show up. Gregory retreats to the back of the gas station moments before police enter and tell him to put his hands up. “Hey show me your hands! Show me your hands right now!” officers can be heard saying in the video.At …

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