Mother, sisters of slain Black teen arrested at protest

MILWAUKEE » The mother and sisters of a Black teen who was killed by a suburban Milwaukee police officer were arrested by officers who were cracking down on protesters out after a curfew following a decision not to charge the officer.

Alvin Cole’smother, Tracy Cole, and his sisters Taleavia and Tristiana Cole were arrested Thursday night, their attorney Kimberley Motley said Friday. They were arrested about 8:30 p.m. along with several others in a churchparking lot inWauwatosa, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

Motley tweeted that Tracy Colewas arrested“forpeacefully protesting” and “ended up in the hospital.” Motley said Tracy Cole, 48, was taken to Froedtert Hospital with an injury to her arm and forehead. Daughter Tristiana Cole was taken there as well.

Motley later tweeted that both were released from the hospital. Details on why Tristiana Cole was taken to thehospitalweren’t immediatelyknown. Wauwatosapolice spokeswoman Abby Pavlik didn’t return messages left by The Associated Press on Friday. Police tweeted

Thursday night that “several” people were arrested, and said one woman requested medical attention and was taken to a hospital.

Protesters gathered in Wauwatosa for two straight nights to demonstrate against prosecutors’ decision not to charge Officer Joseph Mensah in Alvin Cole’s death. Pressure mounted Friday on the city’s police commission to decide whether to discipline Mensah. An independent investigator has recommended he be fired.