The Racine County officers who shot and killed Timothy Burgess during a traffic stop on May 22 won't be charged, District Attorney Patricia Hanson announced Monday, July 24.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice investigation revealed "no basis to prosecute."
It started with a call for shots fired in Mount Pleasant on May 21. Police said Burgess fired at his wife, and a child in the home called 911.
Hours later, police tried to pull over a Range Rover and said Burgess ran, hiding in tall grass at Clayton Park.
"You’re going to jail regardless, so you might as well come out now," an officer told Burgess.
Police said Burgess refused to come out, telling officers he was unarmed.
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Man. Those shots went right past the cops and that poor K9. This shit is just bad policing. If I was the cop with the dog I would have shot back. Just wow.
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