MILWAUKEE -- The Federal Bureau
of Investigation, the U.S. Justice Department, and the Milwaukee U.S.
Attorney's office will all investigate the Milwaukee police shooting of Dontre
Hamilton.
The word came after District
Attorney John Chisholm ruled Monday that criminal charges were not warranted
against fired officer Cristopher Manney. The federal review was announced a few
hours after Chisholm's decision was made public. It will determine whether
Hamilton's civil rights were violated.
Manney is the white officer who
shot the black Hamilton to death April 30 during a scuffle at Milwaukee's Red
Arrow Park.
Chisholm said Manney's 14 shots
were in self-defense, and it was not his role to second-guess whether the
officer violated Milwaukee Police policies against frisking from behind, which
got Manney fired in October.
He's at least the third white
officer throughout the U.S. to avoid charges in the past month, after
prosecutors in New York and Ferguson, Missouri ruled in similar cases.
A coalition of religious and
civil rights' groups joined Hamilton's family in demanding the federal review.
They also want a fresh review of other Milwaukee Police cases that involve
excessive force.
Hundreds of protesters marched
peacefully. Many attended a private gathering at a church Monday afternoon.
Media reports said there were
no indications of the National Guard being present, after Gov. Scott Walker
approved a deployment if necessary.
State Emergency Management
officials said they've worked with other agencies for a response if needed.
Protesters planned another rally at Red Arrow Park Tuesday evening.