Kenosha Police Shooting Bell

The bell family asked district attorney robert jambois for a coroners inquest and was denied.

Kenosha police shooting bell. Numerous armed officers were present when they pinned an unarmed michael against a vehicle in his driveway and fatally shot him in the head. The kenosha police department determined in a matter of days that the shooting was justified but the bell family has spent years challenging the police s narrative. Kenosha police shot a man sunday evening the scene was in the 2800 block of 40th street officers responded just after 5 p m. He has had success at the state level helping in 2014 to push through a law requiring outside investigation when people die in the hands of law enforcement.

It also shined a light on kenosha s delays in equipping its roughly 200 police officers with. Has been advocating for police reforms since officers in kenosha fatally shot his 21 year old son michael bell jr in 2004. For a domestic incident that s when at least one officer shot the man. The police shooting of michael bell was wrong.

At a news conference on wednesday kenosha police chief daniel miskinis confirmed that a 17 year old from antioch illinois had been arrested over the deaths of a 26 and 36 year old during. The shooting prompted unrest in kenosha a city of 100 000 people between milwaukee and chicago. His family spoke about his death at a 2012 event. The shooting spurred protests and unrest in kenosha as the nation continues to grapple with systemic racism and police violence in the wake of the killing of george floyd in minneapolis.

Michael bell seen in the held picture was fatally shot by the kenosha police in 2004. The kenosha police department gave sworn statements to justify their conduct that are unsupported by the physical evidence. Bell held a press conference. After his review da jambois found the shooting justified.