No criminal charges will be filed against the Wauwatosa Police officer who fatally shot and killed Jay Anderson in June.

#BREAKING No charges against officer in Jay Anderson fatal shooting https://t.co/lT2HnY6t2s

— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) December 5, 2016 Jay Anderson, 25, was fatally shot and killed by a Wauwatosa Police officer on June 23, after the officer reportedly saw Anderson had a gun in his possession. The officer feared for his safety during the course of the incident, police said. The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office reviewed the case, and in late July said it determined that the content of the squad video of the incident was no longer critical to its findings and conclusions and left it up to Wauwatosa's discretion whether to release the footage. That footage was ultimately not released.

"The Anderson family wishes the video not be released at this time," Wauwatosa Police said in a news release issued in late July. "When all reports are complete and the findings have been determined, our department will make available every report submitted on this incident, which may include the video and audio recordings." The Incident

Anderson was fatally shot at Madison Park in Wauwatosa overnight on June 23. According to a WTMJ report later that morning, Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber said the officer responded to a suspicious vehicle parked outside Madison Park at about 3 a.m.



The WTMJ report says the officer encountered Anderson in possession of a gun inside the vehicle. At some point, the chief said, the officer feared for his safety and fired his gun. According to a FOX 6 report, authorities had set up a perimeter around Madison Park, and the vehicle could be seen in the parking lot with a shattered rear window. There were about a dozen evidence marks surrounding that vehicle.



The Protests

Loved ones marched outside the Wauwatosa police department, outside of Mayfair Mall and also in Red Arrow Park Milwaukee in early July, calling for an investigation into Anderson's death.



At times, exchanges between protesters and law enforcement became heated. The common theme of those who participated was "Justice for Jay." Dozens rally in Milwaukee following the officer-involved shooting of Jay Anderson in Wauwatosa @WISN12News at 5 pic.twitter.com/KV1KuZMyAZ — Terry Sater (@noozdude1) July" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/noozdude1/... 11, 2016 "We're putting everybody on notice. Politicians, the DA, the Wauwatosa Police Department that we're not going to tolerate any more innocent killing of our children," explained "King Rick" of the Black Panthers, according to a WTMJ report outside of Mayfair Mall in early July.