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To the OP...
This is taken from the article you cited...
Attorney John T. Chisholm said that former Milwaukee police officer Christopher Manney "was justified in firing at Dontre Hamilton" because Hamilton had taken Manney's baton while the officer was responding to a complaint about a man sleeping in a public park, and the Manney was attempting to "stop the threat."
In a statement, Chisholm said "the more difficult issue" is determining whether Manney — who shot Hamilton at least 13 times — fired more shots than he needed to in order to subdue Hamilton. But many witnesses testified that Manney stopped firing when Hamilton fell to the ground, prompting Chisholm to rule that the numerous shots were a "defensive action forced upon him by Dontre Hamilton's deadly attack with a police baton."
So...the question is...based on the article you provided...do you believe Dontre Hamilton took the officers baton? Simple question...right?
I was taught at a young age by a wise old Gunny who had been a lot of places and done a lot of things that anyone worth shooting is worth shooting many times. :shrug: