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The family of 26-year-old Elijah Wilks said Thursday they believe the off-duty Milwaukee officer who fatally shot him acted justifiably after a traffic encounter last week, citing video that shows Wilks striking the officer with a gun and pointing it at him before being shot.

Police said the 41-year-old off-duty officer, a 21-year veteran of the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD), was involved in a minor vehicle incident around 8:30 a.m. Thursday on West Mill Road on the city’s northwest side.

Dashcam video from the officer’s vehicle showed a construction zone where drivers were forced to merge. Wilks was seen moving into the left lane and cutting off the officer.

B’Ivory Lamarr, the family’s attorney, said during a news conference Monday that

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