Protesters To March Over 3 Killed By Wauwatosa Police

WAUWATOSA, WI — A march to protest the police shootings of three men in Wauwatosa is planned for this weekend.

Organizers say they plan to march in protest of the police shooting deaths of Alvin Cole, 17, Jay Anderson, 25 and Antonio Gonzalez, 29.

The march will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. at the intersection of 76th and Burleigh. Organizers say they're marching in protest of an officer who had a role in at least two of the Wauwatosa shootings. They're also marching to support the use of police body-worn cameras, according to a poster advertising the march.

Jay Anderson was fatally shot at Madison Park in June 2016 after an officer, later identified as Joseph Mensah, responded to a report of suspicious vehicle parked outside Madison Park around 3 a.m. Reports indicated the officer encountered Anderson in possession of a gun inside the vehicle. Authorities said the officer feared for his safety and fired his gun into the car, killing Anderson.

Antonio Gonzalez was shot and killed In July 2015 after authorities say Mensah and fellow officer Jeffrey Newman shot and killed the 29-year-old Gonzalez after he swung a sword and refused to drop it. Authorities determined the officers shot at Gonzalez in self-defense.

17-year-old Alvin Cole was shot and killed by a Wauwatosa police officer outside Mayfair Mall in February. Days after the shooting, Wauwatosa police released video, and provided a moment-by-moment breakdown of the altercation that ended Cole's life.

The main takeaway from the police video was that Cole fled officers, carrying with him a stolen 9 mm semi-automatic pistol that had been stolen in Milwaukee in October. Police also said during the pursuit that Cole fired his gun at officers as he was on the run.