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Ex-officer won’t be charged in Milwaukee man’s death

The Columbian
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Dontre Hamilton's brother, Nate Hamilton yells on the steps of the federal courthouse Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, in Milwaukee. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm announced earlier in the day that there would be no charges against former police office Christopher Manney in the fatal shooting of Dontre Hamilton. At right is Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton.
Dontre Hamilton's brother, Nate Hamilton yells on the steps of the federal courthouse Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, in Milwaukee. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm announced earlier in the day that there would be no charges against former police office Christopher Manney in the fatal shooting of Dontre Hamilton. At right is Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Photo Gallery

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A white Milwaukee police officer fired after fatally shooting a mentally ill black man in April won’t face criminal charges, the county’s top prosecutor said Monday, while the U.S. attorney said hours later that there will be a federal investigation of the case.

Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said Christopher Manney won’t be charged because he shot Dontre Hamilton in self-defense. Manney is at least the third white police officer to avoid charges in the past month after a confrontation that led to a black man’s death.

After waiting eight months for the decision, Hamilton’s family reacted with disappointment and anger. Family attorneys said they had called for a federal investigation. They also urged that protests be peaceful “so as not to dishonor Dontre’s name and the Hamilton family name.”

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