Shooting of Dontre Hamilton

Shooting of Dontre Hamilton

Date	April 30, 2014
Location	Red Arrow Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Type	Shooting
Participants	Christopher Manney
Outcome	Manney fired from Milwaukee Police Department
Deaths	Dontre Hamilton
Charges	None filed

The shooting of Dontre Hamilton occurred on April 30, 2014, when a police officer, Christopher Manney, fatally shot and killed Dontre Hamilton, at Milwaukee's Red Arrow Park. Hamilton disarmed Manney of his baton and beat the officer over the head with it. Hamilton was a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. Police Chief Edward Flynn fired Manney in October, saying he had instigated the fight with an inappropriate pat-down. The district attorney found the use of force to be in self-defense and declined to prosecute.^[1][2][3]

Though no criminal charges were brought, the police officer involved was fired after the incident, which was questioned and upheld by a panel of Fire and Police Commissioners without explanation. A federal investigation is ongoing as of April 2015 to determine whether there were any civil rights violations.^[4]

References

1. "Dontre Hamilton case: Former officer not charged in fatal Milwaukee shooting". cbsnews.com. 22 December 2014.
2. Howard Koplowitz (2014-12-22). "Dontre Hamilton Shooting: Milkwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney Not Charged As Protests Ignite". International Business Times. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
3. "Milwaukee shooting: Federal probe for Dontre Hamilton death". BBC News. 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
4. Luthern, Ashley (April 14, 2015). "Dontre Hamilton family to mark one-year anniversary of shooting". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 3, 2015.