Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Milwaukee police officer fired for killing mentally-ill black man, Dontre Hamilton, won't be charged

Milwaukee police officer fired for killing mentally-ill black man, Dontre Hamilton, won't be charged


A white Milwaukee police officer fired after killing a mentally ill black man in April won’t face criminal charges, the top county prosecutor said Monday, a decision that prompted the U.S. attorney to later announce a federal investigation of the incident. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said Christopher Manney won’t be charged because he shot Dontre Hamilton in self-defense. Manney is at least the third white police officer across the country...

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