Mr.
Hamilton was shot with 14 bullets by an officer who instigated an altercation
with an illegal pat-down. The officer
has since been relieved (the first such sanction in the history of
Milwaukee). The family has peaceably
engaged in protests while awaiting a determination of whether criminal charges
will be brought against Christopher Manney, the officer who unlawfully
instigated a pat-down and then killed Mr. Hamilton. The AP story and related video are available
here: http://news.yahoo.com/milwaukee-family-seeks-charges-police-shooting-051145114.html;_ylt=AwrBEiHfSU5UblAAFF3QtDMD
We are
counsel to the family of Dontre Hamilton in this matter. Thursday, October 30, 2014, will mark since
months since the killing, and the District Attorney of Milwaukee still has yet
to make a decision as to whether to criminally charge the officer, citing the
need for outside sources to do an independent use of force evaluation.
The
story also appears on these stations and papers:
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