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WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) – Fifty people are suing a Wisconsin city over the way it handled protests last fall after authorities announced that a police officer would face no charges for the fatal shooting of a Black teenager.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney had announced in October that Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah would face no criminal charges in the February 2020 shooting death of 17-year-old Alvin Cole outside a mall.
The lawsuit was filed Saturday against the city of Wauwatosa, its police chief and mayor. It claims that an emergency order for a curfew was unlawful and violated the constitutional rights of protesters.
Mayor Dennis McBride says the lawsuit has no merit.
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