Confidential settlement agreement close to completion in Joseph Mensah shooting of Alvin Cole

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 462

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Over six years after 17-year-old Alvin Cole was fatally shot by then-Wauwatosa officer Joseph Mensah, the two sides in a contentious civil case have confirmed that they are close to reaching a confidential settlement deal, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

A third jury trial in federal court has been set for early May. Each of the first two trials — both held in 2025 — ended in hung juries, with jurors unable …

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