[2][3] Black Wauwatosa officer Joseph Mensah shot 17-year-old Cole outside Mayfair Mall on February 2 after police responded to a call of a reported disturbance at the shopping center.

[6] Motley is also representing the families of the two other men shot and killed by Mensah: 25-year-old Jay Anderson Jr.[7] on June 23, 2016; and 29-year-old Antonio Gonzales[7] on July 16, 2015.

[9] On October 7, 2020 Milwaukee County District Attorney John T. Chisholm announced that Officer Mensah would not be charged because he had reasonable belief that deadly force was necessary.

[7] Governor Tony Evers announced earlier on October 7 that he had activated Wisconsin National Guard members as a precaution, which were later confirmed to be "hundreds" of troops.

[3] Also on October 7, 2020, an independent investigator, Steven M. Biskupic, a former federal prosecutor, released an 81-page report that stated officer Mensah should be fired.

Local media reported windows were broken at several businesses on the city's north side, including a pharmacy, coffee shop, wall coverings store, cleaners and fitness centre.

[citation needed] An unspecified number of protesters were arrested in the fourth night of demonstrations, October 10, after the usual 7:00 p.m. curfew began.

According to police, protesters occupied the Wauwatosa City Hall lawn and blocked traffic on the fourth night of demonstrations.

[15] The Wauwatosa Police Department released a statement describing incidents from the fourth night of protests and stating that no property damage was reported.