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A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld the firing of a Milwaukee police officer who shot and killed a black man.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney Dontre Hamilton
Read More »Court upholds firing of Milwaukee cop who killed black man
Milwaukee council OKs $2.3M for family of man killed by cop
Milwaukee officials have approved a $2.3 million settlement with the family of a mentally ill black man who was fatally shot in a 2014 confrontation with a white police officer.
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Read More »Judge rules in favor of family of Milwaukee man shot by cop
A federal judge has ruled that a Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot Dontre Hamilton in 2014 violated Hamilton's constitutional rights by illegally patting him down for weapons.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney Dontre Hamilton J.P. Stadtmueller
Read More »Milwaukee officer fired in death of black man loses appeal
A judge has upheld the firing of a white Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a mentally ill black man in 2014.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney Dontre Hamilton Richard Sankovitz
Read More »Dontre Hamilton’s family sues city, police over 2014 death (UPDATE)
The family of a mentally ill black man who was fatally shot in a 2014 confrontation with a white police officer in a downtown Milwaukee park has sued the Police Department, officer Christopher Manney and the city.
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Read More »Justice Department says Milwaukee police reform plan coming
The U.S. Justice Department announced plans Tuesday to work with Milwaukee police on implementing reforms following the fatal shooting of a mentally ill black man in a confrontation with a white officer last year at a downtown park.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney DOJ Dontre Hamilton Jonathan Safran
Read More »Officer who killed Milwaukee man won’t face federal charges (UPDATE)
The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday it wouldn't pursue criminal civil rights charges against a white Milwaukee police officer who shot a mentally ill black man 14 times in a city park last year.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney Dontre Hamilton Jonathan Cermele Jonathan Safran
Read More »Disability pay approved for officer who killed Milwaukee man
A police officer who fatally shot a man in a downtown Milwaukee park will receive duty disability pay.
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Read More »Fired Milwaukee officer starts process to appeal in court (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee police officer who was fired for improper procedure in the lead-up to a fatal shooting has started the process to appeal his firing in circuit court.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney Dontre Hamilton
Read More »Fired Milwaukee police officer has 10 days to file court appeal
A Milwaukee police officer who was fired for improper procedure in the lead-up to a fatal shooting has 10 days to file an appeal in circuit court to try to get his job back.
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Read More »Firing of Milwaukee police officer who shot man upheld
Milwaukee's police chief was justified in firing a white officer who killed a black man during a scuffle last year, a panel of police commissioners ruled Monday night.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney Dontre Hamilton Jonathan Cermele Mark Thomsen
Read More »Panel says fired Milwaukee officer violated policy
A white Milwaukee police officer who was fired after he killed a black man during a scuffle last year violated department protocol when he tried to search the man moments before they began fighting,
Tagged with: Christopher Manney Dontre Hamilton
Read More »Appeal hearing for fired Milwaukee officer enters third day
Two police officers testified Saturday during an appeals hearing for a Milwaukee officer who was fired for inappropriately frisking a mentally ill black man before fatally shooting the man during a scuffle.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney Dontre Hamilton Mark Thomsen
Read More »Hearing on reinstating fired Milwaukee officer begins
An attorney for a former Milwaukee police officer who was fired after he killed a mentally ill man has begun trying to persuade the city's police commissioners to reinstate the officer.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney Dontre Hamilton Jonathan Cermele Mark Thomsen
Read More »Officers dismissal appeal in fatal shooting begins Thursday (UPDATE)
A police officer who was fired after fatally shooting a man in a downtown Milwaukee park will try to try to get his job back this week.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney Dontre Hamilton John Chisholm
Read More »ON THE DEFENSIVE: Analyzing law enforcement’s use of deadly force
The adage that prosecutors can “indict a ham sandwich” has been called into question recently, when grand juries declined to prosecute officers involved in the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in New York.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney Dontre Hamilton John Chisholm Michael Brown
Read More »Family looks to federal investigation in Milwaukee shooting
The family of a Milwaukee man who was fatally shot by a city police officer say they aren't giving up hope that the officer will be charged.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney John Chisholm
Read More »Ex-officer not charged in fatal Milwaukee shooting (UPDATE)
A white Milwaukee police officer who was fired after he fatally shot a mentally ill black man in April won't face criminal charges, the county's top prosecutor said Monday.
Tagged with: Christopher Manney Dontre Hamilton John Chisholm
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