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No federal charges for Milwaukee officer who killed man
By GRETCHEN EHLKE and GREG MOORE
Nov. 10, 2015 8:46 PM EST
MILWAUKEE (AP) — 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.
The department said in a news release that there was insufficient evidence to warrant charging Christopher Manney in the April 2014 killing of Dontre Hamilton, who was schizophrenic but not violent, according to his family.
According to Manney, who has since been fired, he encountered Hamilton in the park while responding to a call about a man sleeping there. Manney's attorney, Jonathan Cermele, has said the officer suspected Hamilton was armed and may have been more of a threat than he appeared when he stood up and raised his arms to be frisked.
No federal charges for Milwaukee officer who killed man
"GTP"
By GRETCHEN EHLKE and GREG MOORE
Nov. 10, 2015 8:46 PM EST
MILWAUKEE (AP) — 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.
The department said in a news release that there was insufficient evidence to warrant charging Christopher Manney in the April 2014 killing of Dontre Hamilton, who was schizophrenic but not violent, according to his family.
According to Manney, who has since been fired, he encountered Hamilton in the park while responding to a call about a man sleeping there. Manney's attorney, Jonathan Cermele, has said the officer suspected Hamilton was armed and may have been more of a threat than he appeared when he stood up and raised his arms to be frisked.
No federal charges for Milwaukee officer who killed man
"GTP"
