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On the six-month anniversary of Dontre Hamilton's death, demonstrators again took to the streets of Milwaukee on Thursday to call for the arrest of the officer who fatally shot him as members of the Milwaukee Police Association concluded a no-confidence vote of the police chief.

The union, which supports officer Christopher Manney and is critical of Chief Edward Flynn's decision to fire him, will release the results of the vote Friday.

Hamilton, 31, was shot 14 times on April 30 during an incident that began when workers at the nearby Starbucks called police to complain about him sleeping in Red Arrow Park. A pair of officers checked on Hamilton and found he was doing nothing wrong.

Manney was not aware the other officers already had been to the park when he retrieved a voice mail regarding Hamilton's presence there and responded to the call, the chief has said.

As he began to pat-down Hamilton, Hamilton fought him and a confrontation ensued. Manney tried to use his baton to subdue Hamilton, but Hamilton got control of it and swung it at Manney, hitting him on the side of the neck, according to a Milwaukee police internal affairs investigation.

Manney then shot Hamilton repeatedly.

Milwaukee police are trained to shoot to stop a threat, and the weapons they use fire multiple rounds quickly.

Flynn said he fired Manney not for using excessive force, but because he did not follow department rules in the moments leading up to the shooting. Manney has appealed his dismissal to the Fire and Police Commission.

One factor the commission must consider is the discipline received by officers involved in similar incidents. Manney is believed to be the first officer in the city fired as a result of a fatal on-duty shooting in at least 45 years.

Flynn's decision to fire Manney was "unjust" and caused unrest throughout the department, which culminated in Thursday's vote, said Mike Crivello, the president of the police union.

The union is expected to announce the results of the vote at City Hall. Crivello said he expects 90% or more of those who vote to cast no-confidence ballots.

"Our expectation is that the mayor will take notice of the great number of police officers that are concerned for their own personal safety and their ability to properly police and protect the community," Crivello said.

On average, 400 to 500 of the roughly 1,600 union members cast ballots during elections about contracts and other union matters, he said.

The last time the police union voted no confidence in a chief was in 1991 after then-Chief Philip Arreola suspended two officers who had handed over a teenage Laotian boy to Jeffrey Dahmer, who later confessed to killing the teen.

Arreola ultimately remained at his post until 1996.

The Hamilton family has said they are pleased Manney will no longer be on the force but still want him criminally charged.

Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm has not yet decided whether to charge Manney.

Chisholm previously said he is seeking opinions from outside experts on the use of force before reaching a decision.

On Thursday, the Hamilton family and about 100 supporters, including the Coalition for Justice, gathered at Red Arrow Park to celebrate Hamilton's life, pray and march.

Hamilton's brothers, Dameion Perkins and Nate Hamilton, performed a tribute song for him titled "One Love Dontre."

In a statement released before the rally, the Hamilton family reiterated that they have been given no evidence supporting Manney's claims of a "vicious attack" by Hamilton. They have requested photographs of Manney's alleged injuries as well as medical records.

Manney had six prior citizen complaints filed with the city's Fire and Police Commission, five of which alleged excessive force, according to records obtained by the Hamilton family. Only one, which alleged discourteousness and incivility, was substantiated.