Killing of Alvin Cole
On the evening of February 2, 2020, Alvin Cole, a 17-year-old black male, was fatally shot by a Wauwatosa, Wisconsin black male police officer Joseph Mensah, outside Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa. The shooting occurred after Cole refused a command from the police to drop the stolen gun he was holding and Cole fired a bullet as he tried to flee. Two shots were fired when Cole was on his hands and knees, and the remaining three shots were fired by Mensah while Cole was face down on the ground. Mensah was the only officer among the five other officers at the scene who fired his weapon.
Tracey Cole speaks at a rally for her son on October 15, 2020, in Wauwatosa's Hart Park. | |
| Date | February 2, 2020 |
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| Location | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Type | Police killing by shooting |
| Participants | Joseph Mensah (shooter) |
| Deaths | Alvin Cole |
| Charges | None |
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