Wisconsin officer Joseph Mensah, who killed three people in five years, is resigning
Source: CBS News
Wauwatosa, Wisconin — Police officer Joseph Mensah, who's shot three people to death in five years, is resigning from the Wauwatosa Police Department effective Nov. 30, reports CBS Milwaukee affiliate WDJT-TV. The Wauwatosa Common Council entered into a separation agreement Tuesday with Mensah and the city's police union.
Mensah was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in each of the three shootings but there've been numerous calls for his firing.
The Police and Fire Commission was planning an initial hearing for mid-December on whether Mensah should be allowed to keep his job. The city says it's asked the commission to meet "as soon as practical" to dismiss the charges pending against Mensah since he'll no longer be an employee.
Former federal prosecutor Steven Biskupic issued a report last month recommending that the commission fire him, saying the risk he could kill a fourth person is too great, according to The Associated Press.
Undated photo shows Officer Joseph Mensah.
GARY MONREAL/MONREAL PHOTOGRAPHY LLC/WAUWATOSA POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP
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