The city of Wauwatosa was under a 7 p.m. curfew, the second night of protests after Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm decided not to charge Police Officer Joseph Mensah with the shooting death of Alvin Cole, 17, earlier this year.
taken from inside the Cole car by another daughter revealed a chaotic scene, in which law enforcement officers threatened the use of Tasers while taking Tracy Cole, 48, into custody.
Tracy Cole said her head was bleeding and she believed her arm was broken, according to the livestream.A statement issued at about 9:20 p.m. by the People's Revolution said, in part:"It is despicable that the Wauwatosa Police Department would arrest the members of the family of Alvin Cole, who their Officer killed."
Earlier in the evening, Tracy Cole spoke briefly to the gathered crowd of about 25 to 30 people. She criticized the heavy law enforcement response to a small group of protesters marching through Wauwatosa, less than 10 miles from Milwaukee."The state troops are here with full-body gear ready to tear us down. But you know what? It's just going to make us stronger," she said.
“It just shows more of this over-aggressive police response, targeted toward people who are advocating for change,” he said.
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