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This undated family photo provided by Taleavia Cole shows her brother Alvin Cole, left. Wauwatosa, Wis., Police Officer Joseph Mensah shot and killed the 17-year-old outside a mall in February, 2020 after receiving a call of a man with a gun in the mall. In a report released Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020, an independent investigator recommended officials in the Milwaukee suburb fire Mensah, who has shot and killed three people in the last five years. (Taleavia Cole via AP)

Police defend arrests of slain Black teen’s family

By GRETCHEN EHLKE and TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Protesters march in Wauwatosa, Wis., around a line of National Guardsmen protecting the Wauwautosa City Hall, late Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Earlier, District Attorney John Chisolm refused to issue charges against Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah for the Feb. 2 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Alvin Cole at Mayfair Mall. Protests and possibly violence are expected after the decision has prompted Wauwatosa officials to shut down City Hall for about three days, beginning at noon Wednesday. (Rick Wood/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Slain Black man’s family vows legal fight against police

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

This undated family photo provided by Taleavia Cole shows her brother Alvin Cole, left. Wauwatosa, Wis., Police Officer Joseph Mensah shot and killed the 17-year-old outside a mall in February, 2020 after receiving a call of a man with a gun in the mall. In a report released Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020, an independent investigator recommended officials in the Milwaukee suburb fire Mensah, who has shot and killed three people in the last five years. (Taleavia Cole via AP)

No charges for Wisconsin officer in killing of Black teen

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press