Wauwatosa Police Department

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A former Wauwatosa police officer sat in Milwaukee's federal court Tuesday, for day two of a civil trial.

The family of 17-year-old Alvin Cole wants to prove Joseph Mensah used excessive force when he shot and killed Cole in the Mayfair Mall parking lot in 2020.

The Milwaukee County district attorney said it was self-defense, and a civil case filed by Cole's family ended in a mistrial last March, with a hung jury.

The second trial began Monday , and it has been heated for attorneys, with several objections, back-and-forth for hearsay, and reference of prior testimony.

On the stand Tuesday, the Milwaukee County medical examiner showed photos of Cole's gunshot wounds and explained the autopsy report.

The jury also heard from Joseph Men

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