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This undated file photo provided by the Wauwatosa Police Department in Wauwatosa, Wis., shows then-Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah. On Thursday, Feb. 14, 2024, a federal judge dismissed two of three claims against Mensah, who killed three people of color in five years. The families of Antonio Gonzales, Jay Anderson and Alvin Cole all filed federal lawsuits in 2021 and 2022 against Mensah and the city's police department, alleging that Mensah used excessive force and the department promotes racism. The lawsuits were consolidated in September 2022. (Gary Monreal/Monreal Photography LLC/Wauwatosa Police Department via AP, File)

A judge tosses claims against a former Wisconsin police officer who killed 3 people in five years

By Todd Richmond - Associated Press

This undated file photo provided by the Wauwatosa Police Department in Wauwatosa, Wis., shows then-Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah. On Thursday, Feb. 14, 2024, a federal judge dismissed two of three claims against Mensah, who killed three people of color in five years. The families of Antonio Gonzales, Jay Anderson and Alvin Cole all filed federal lawsuits in 2021 and 2022 against Mensah and the city's police department, alleging that Mensah used excessive force and the department promotes racism. The lawsuits were consolidated in September 2022. (Gary Monreal/Monreal Photography LLC/Wauwatosa Police Department via AP, File)

A judge tosses claims against a former Wisconsin police officer who killed 3 people in five years

By Todd Richmond - Associated Press

FILE - Jay Anderson Jr.'s mother, Linda Anderson, holds a sign on Oct. 29, 2020, during a rally in Chicago. Special prosecutors are deciding Wednesday, June 1, 2022, whether to charge former Wauwatosa Officer Joseph Mensah, who shot and killed Anderson Jr. after discovering him sleeping in a park after hours in June 2016. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Wisconsin deputy not charged after new look at 2016 shooting

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50 people sue Wisconsin city over handling of protests

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Chief who supervised officer in shootings to retire

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Wauwatosa Police Department in Wauwatosa, Wis., shows Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah. Mensah, a police officer in a Milwaukee suburb who resigned after being involved in his third fatal shooting in five years, has been hired as a sheriff’s deputy. Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson said Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, that he hired Mensah after an extensive review that found his use of force was proper in all three shootings. (Gary Monreal/Monreal Photography LLC/Wauwatosa Police Department via AP, File)

Former Wisconsin officer cleared in 3 shootings now a deputy

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FILE - This undated family photo provided by Taleavia Cole shows her brother Alvin Cole, left. Cole was killed outside a mall in February 2020 by Joseph Mensah, a suburban Milwaukee police officer who has fatally shot three people in the line of duty since 2015. Mensah is resigning from the department. The Wauwatosa Common Council approved a separation agreement with Mensah Tuesday night, Nov. 17 effective Nov. 30. (Taleavia Cole via AP)

Complaints against Wisconsin officer who killed 3 dismissed

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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Wauwatosa Police Department in Wauwatosa, Wis., shows Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah. Mensah, a suburban Milwaukee police officer who has fatally shot three people in the line of duty since 2015, including a Black teenager outside a mall in February 2020, is resigning from the department. The Wauwatosa Common Council approved a separation agreement with Mensah Tuesday night, Nov. 17 effective Nov. 30. (Gary Monreal/Monreal Photography LLC/Wauwatosa Police Department via AP)

Suburban Milwaukee officer who killed 3 since 2015 resigns

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Hearing on Wisconsin officer’s fate will start in December

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Police in riot gear line up Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Wauwatosa, Wis. On Wednesday, District Attorney John Chisholm 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. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Lawyer: Wisconsin cop can’t be fired for future shooting

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Protesters and police line up Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Wauwatosa, Wis. On Wednesday, District Attorney John Chisholm 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. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Chief: No reason to fire Wisconsin officer who killed teen

By GRETCHEN EHLKE - 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)

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

Charging decision expected in fatal police shooting of teen

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Wauwatosa police arrest 2 protesters, leading to standoffs

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Officer who has killed three men in five years suspended

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