Wauwatosa Common Council asks for city officials to 'address employment' of officer who killed teenager

The Wauwatosa Common Council is asking for city officials to address the employment of an officer who shot and killed a Tosa teenager in February.

TODAY THE WAUWATOSA POLICE ANDFIRE COMMISSION WILL MOVEAHEAD WITH THE COMPLAINT FILEDAGAINST WAUWATOSA POLICEOFFICER JOSEPH MENSAH.THATCOMPLAINT FILED BY THE FAMILYOF JAY ANDERSON.

MENSAH SHOTAND KILLED ANDERSON... WHOMPOLICE SAY HAD A GUN... DURINGAN ENCOUNTER IN 2016.

OFFICERMENSAH ALSO SHOT AND KILLEDANTONIO GONZALES IN 20-15 ANDALVIN COLE THIS YEAR.PROSECUTORS RULED OFFICERMENSAH'S ACTIONS WEREJUSTIFIED SELF-DEFENSE.

TODAYAT FOUR THE FIRE AND POLICECOMMISSION WILL HOLD A VIRTUALHEARING.THE WAUWATOSA COMMON COUNCILORDERED THE CITY TO ADDRESSOFFICER MENSAH'S EMPLOYMENT INSOME WAY -- RELEASING ASTATEMENT SAYING IN PART --"THE CITY OF WAUWATOSARECOGNIZES THE COMMUNITYTRAUMA REGARDING POLICEOFFICER-INVOLVED DEATHS IN THECITY.

THERE ARE STRONGLY HELDDIFFERENCES OF OPINION WITHINTHE COMMUNITY AS TO WHATSHOULD BE DONE.

DOING NOTHINGIS NOT AN OPTION."