Angelique said the country's record of failing to find officers guilty in addition to state statutes cited by District Attorney Kent Lovern during a meeting April 8 with her and local activists kept their expectations low prior to Lovern making his decision public nearly a month later.

Milwaukee County District Attorney Kent Lovern announced his findings in a letter to Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant. Body camera footage released by police after the shooting showed Sharpe apparently lunging toward another person — referred to as "AB" in Lovern's letter — with a knife in each hand just before officers opened fire at 1:10 p.