Protesters demand firing of Wauwatosa police officer

Protesters in Wauwatosa are demanding that a Wauwatosa police officer be fired after he killed three men within the last 5 years.

RIGHT NOW AT 5 - WAUWATOSA'SCOMMON COUNCIL AND MAYOR ARECALLING FOR THE REMOVAL OF APOLICE OFFICER WHO HAS SHOTAND KILLED THREE MEN IN THEPAST FIVE YEARS.

WAUWATOSA'SPOLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION ISCURRENTLY MEETING WITH THEFAMILY OF ONE OF THOSE MEN -THEY ARE CALLING FOR OFFICERJOSEPH MENSAH'S TERMINATION.BEN JORDAN IS LIVE ATWAUWATOSA CITY HALL..

WHERE APROTEST HAS TURNED INTOGATHERING TO WATCH THATMEETING.

BEN:CAROLE - DESCRIBE PROTESTERSCENE - (AD LIB) NO PUBLICCOMMENT IS ALLOWED TONIGHT ATTHIS POLICE AND FIRECOMMISSION MEETING.

IN FACT -PEOPLE WHO AREN'T DIRECTLYINVOLVED WITH THE CASE HAVE TOVIEW IT VIRTUALLY ONLINE.

THEMAYOR SAYS IT WOULD BE AVIOLATION OF OFFICER MENSAH'SDUE PROCESS FOR PEOPLE TWEIGH INDURING HISCASE.WAUWATOSA'S POLICE AND FIRECOMMISSION HIRED ANINDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR TOREVIEW OFFICER'S MENSAH'SCONDUCT IN TWO OF HIS THREEFATAL SHOOTINGS - THE DISTRICTATTORNEY HAS YET TODETERMINEWHETHER THE THIRD WASJUSTIFIED.THE FAMILIES OFTHESE THREE MEN HAVE BEENJOINED BY HUNDREDS OFPROTESTERS OVER THE PAST MONTHCALLING FOR MENSAH'STERMINATION.

NOW THE CITY'SCOMMON COUNCIL AND MAYOR ALSOWANT MENSAH OFF THE FORCE."For Officer Mensah's sake aswell as for the community wethink we've reached the pointwhere it would be untenablefor him to continue to be apatrolofficer.

What do I meanby that?

Officer Mensah, ifhe's put back on the streetcould be a target becausepeople are obviously upsetwith him." IN 2015 - MENSAHKILLED ANTONIO GONZALES AFTERPOLICE CLAIM HE CHARGED ATOFFICERS WITH A SWORD.

THENEXT YEAR - MENSAH SHOT ANDKILLED JAY ANDERSON JR .WHOWAS SITTING IN HIS CAR ATMADISON PARK.

INVESTIGATORSSAY ANDERSON DROPPED HIS HANDNEAR A GUN ON THE PASSENGERSEAT WHEN MENSAH SHOT HIM.BOTH OF THOSE SHOOTINGS WERERULED JUSTIFIED.

IN FEBRUAROF THIS YEAR - MENSAH KILLED17-YEAR-OLD ALVIN COLE OUTSIDEMAYFAIR MALL.

POLICE RELEASEDTHIS DASH CAMERA FOOTAGE - ANDSAID COLE SHOT FIRST BEFOREMENSAH RETURNED FIRE.

"Weshare the concerns of thecommunity and we just thinkthat it would be better forall parties concerned ifOfficer Mensah found, as oneperson said last night, adifferent home."THE MAYOR SAYS HE DOESN'TEXPECT A DECISION FROM THEFIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONUNTIL AT LEASSEPTEMBER.REPORTING OUTSIDE WAUWATOSACITY HALL, TMJ4 NEWS.MORE L