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“I am so fed up:” Dontre Hamilton`s family not happy to learn DOJ won`t pursue charges against Manney
"I am so fed up:" Dontre Hamilton`s family not happy to learn DOJ won`t pursue charges against Manney
MILWAUKEE -- Officials with the Justice Department announced on Tuesday, November 10th that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against former Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney for the shooting death of Dontre Hamilton at Milwaukee's Red Arrow Park on April 30, 2014. It's a decision that the Hamilton family is not happy with.
Dontre Hamilton and Christopher Manney
In a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, following the DOJ's announcement, the Hamilton family expressed disgust with the criminal justice system and its findings.
The family is disappointed and frustrated after waiting months for a decision they feel was extremely delayed.
The decision came more than 18 months after Dontre Hamilton was shot and killed in Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee -- and more than 10-and-a-half months after the federal review was launched.
READ IT: Complete statement from the Justice Department on decision in the Dontre Hamilton case.
Nate Hamilton
"I am so fed up," Nate Hamilton, Dontre Hamilton's brother said on Tuesday afternoon, when addressing the media following the DOJ's decision.
Nate Hamilton spoke on the steps of the Federal Courthouse in Milwaukee. He stood with his mother Maria, attorney and several supporters, who share his frustration.
"No more should die. If one more unarmed black man dies in this country -- I say every black man and brown men and women come out your house. Take to the streets. Never go to sleep. Continue to fight. Continue to press on," Nate Hamilton said.
Nate Hamilton has encouraged the community to join his family's fight.
Hamilton family outside Federal Courthouse in Milwaukee
"I will show a constant display of disgust with every form of law enforcement that doesn`t get it right," Nate Hamilton said. "Our family has been denied justice -- but we prepared ourselves. They try to be sympathetic, but at the same time, try to be real blunt about how hard it will be to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this officer did do and commit a crime."
The Hamilton family wants their supporters to turn pity into persistence.
"He did not die in vain. He awakened the family. He gave strength to a brother. He gave courage to a mother. We are going to express that throughout our community," Nate Hamilton said.
Scene of shooting of Dontre Hamilton in Red Arrow Park
The next step for the Hamilton family is a federal civil rights lawsuit -- a lawsuit the attorney for the Hamilton family says he will file.
Regardless of the outcome as it relates to that lawsuit, Nate Hamilton says he won't be satisfied -- and he'll continue to encourage community support.
"Hold your children. Hide your children -- because this nation of law enforcement does not care about your brown and black children. They will gun down your children. They will cover up that it was not murder, that it was not homicide, that it was not intentional," Nate Hamilton said.
Scene of shooting of Dontre Hamilton in Red Arrow Park
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RAW VIDEO: Nate Hamilton reacts to U.S. Justice Dept. decision
RAW VIDEO: Nate Hamilton reacts to U.S. Justice Dept. decision
The following is a statement issued by Jonathan Safran, the attorney for the Hamilton family:
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