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MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) — A former police officer is back in court this week, once again facing a federal civil trial.
The family of Alvin Cole filed a lawsuit against Joseph Mensah, who served on the Wauwatosa Police Department when he shot and killed then 17-year-old Cole on Feb. 2, 2020.
The shooting happened in the parking lot near The Cheesecake Factory at Mayfair Mall.
According to investigators, mall security called police about a person with a gun, giving Cole's description.
As officers found and chased Cole in the parking lot, he accidentally shot