An ex-Milwaukee police officer who shot and killed a black man in April will not face charges for the killing after Milwaukee District Atty. John Chisholm said the officer's use of his gun was "justified self-defense."
Former Police Officer Christopher Manney, who is white, encountered Dontre Hamilton while Hamilton was sleeping in a downtown park. Manney was patting down Hamilton when a physical encounter ensued. According to witnesses, punches were thrown and Hamilton eventually got a hold of Manney's baton, Chisholm reported. The officer then fired 14 times, killing Hamilton.
"I believe there can be little serious doubt that P.O.Manney was justified in firing atDontre Hamilton, who was attacking him with a deadly weapon (baton)," Chisholm said in a statement Monday.
Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn fired Manney in October for performing what he described as an inappropriate pat down. Hamilton's family has said he suffered from mental illness.
The shooting occurred several months before other high-profile incidents in which white police officers killed unarmed black men. In Ferguson, Mo., a police officer killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. In New York, Eric Garner died over the summer after a white officer placed him in what appeared to be a chokehold.
In New York and Ferguson, grand juries declined to indict the officers. The Milwaukee case was not heard by a grand jury.
"This was a tragic incident for the Hamilton family and for the community," Chisholm said in a statement.
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