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PositionSTATELINE - Legislative bill on fatal police shootings in Wisconsin - Brief article

Fatal shootings by police in Wisconsin will be reviewed by independent experts following enactment of a bill co-sponsored by a former sheriffs deputy. It is the first law of its kind in the nation. In 2004, police in Kenosha shot an unarmed man, Michael Bell, 21, in front of his mother and sister. The case was investigated internally, and the officers involved were cleared. Ever since, Bell's father has waged a campaign for greater accountability when police use lethal force. In 2011...

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