Ghanaian Born US Policeman Who Fatally Shot 3 Men in 5 Years Resigns


A Wisconsin police officer who fatally shot an armed Black teenager in a mall parking lot in February and, since 2015, killed two other men while on duty has agreed to resign.

Joseph Mensah a Black police officer (originally from Ghana) in the Wauwatosa Police Department, agreed to resign on Nov. 30 as part of a “separation agreement” with the Wauwatosa Peace Officer’s Association, the police union, and the Common Council, the governing body of Wauwatosa, a city about five miles west of Milwaukee.

The agreement was approved by the council on Tuesday night.

A lawyer for Officer Mensah did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

Officer Mensah shot Alvin Cole, 17, on Feb. 2 after the teenager refused to put down a firearm and ran away from the police after a confrontation at a mall,according to John Chisholm, the Milwaukee County district attorney, who issued a 14-page letter last month saying that he would not prosecute Officer Mensah.


According to a copy of the agreement, the city agreed to pay Officer Mensah 13 months in severance, an additional $15,000 severance payment and part of his health insurance costs. 


Officer Mensah, who had been suspended with pay since July, agreed to drop his claim against the city protesting his suspension.

Source: NYTimes

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