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Wauwatosa Police Kill Alvin Cole, 17-Year-Old Black Student; Family Calls for Independent Investigation

Alvin Cole

From various news reports: 

Alvin Cole, a 17-year-old student was killed by police at Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa Feb. 2.

“They shot my baby,” Tracy Cole told news media. “My baby boy he was supposed to graduate from high school this year,” said Tracy Cole. “Seventeen years old. Very intelligent young man. Wanted to go to college. He tells me, ‘Mom, I am going to do something positive with myself.'”

Police claim that someone from the mall called them and reported an alleged “disturbance” among a group of about 10 teens. Upon arrival, police claim that Alvin Cole ran through a parking lot and had a gun whereby an office shot and killed Cole.

Family and community supporters question the sequence of events and police officer’s reports and are also demanding a completely independent investigation – not one conducted by the Milwaukee Police Department. According to various news reports, the police officer that killed Alvin Cole, is on administrative leave.

“No justice, no peace,” King Rick of the Original Black Panthers of Milwaukee told the media. “We are going to demand a clear, transparent investigation. You see the family is hurt. The community is hurt. We need answers, and we are demanding answers. This was a young man, a child, a young black man. Children make mistakes. Children get in trouble, but do they deserve to die for that?”

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2 replies on “Wauwatosa Police Kill Alvin Cole, 17-Year-Old Black Student; Family Calls for Independent Investigation”

No Justice No Peace we need answers now why was killed for running 🏃‍♀️ that what teens do they run out of fear was the officer 👮‍♀️ in danger huh? How do if a kid is running away from you. What give you the right to play God? Officer your at home with your family but you took a life your oath is protect and serve to treat each citizen with respect ✊ and dignity!

So many black youths are being destroyed for no good reasons, why? We need this to stop. If they want to kill, do your own people and see how godly you feel after.

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