Wisconsin Police Shot & Kill 19 Year Old African American

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Protest have broke out in Wisconsin after area police fatal shot 19 year old Anthony “Tony” Robinson.  According to the Huffinton Post, “Madison Police Chief Mike Koval told reporters that an officer responded to a disturbance around 6:30 p.m. local time and later forced his way into an apartment that the 19-year-old, who was also suspected of a recent battery, had gone into.

Koval said that a struggle between the suspect and the officer ensued and the teen was fatally shot, according to a recording of the news conference published by broadcaster WKOW.

“The initial finding at the scene did not reflect a gun or anything of that nature that would have been used by the subject,” Koval said.”

Black Teen Tony Robinson Shot Dead by Cop in Madison, Wisconsin (NBC News) # A 19-year-old black man was shot dead Friday during a confrontation with a police officer in Madison, Wisconsin, according to police. A family spokesman said the deceased was Tony Terrell Robinson, Jr., a graduate of Sun Prairie High School. He was believed to have been unarmed. The shooting took place Friday at about 6:30 p.m., Madison police said, and sparked protests, including a sit-in at Madison City Hall. Police have not released the race or any other details about the officer involved. Madison Police Chief Mike Koval said at a press conference that an officer responded to reports of a man jumping in and out of traffic and that “the same subject had been responsible for a battery that had recently been committed.” Koval said the officer followed the man to the residence where the battery took place, and said the man attacked the officer there. During the confrontation, the officer drew his weapon and shot the suspect. “The initial finds at the scene did not reflect a gun or anything of that nature” on the suspect, Koval said. The officer performed CPR on the suspect, who was taken to a hospital but later died. Koval said the state Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation will lead a probe into the shooting. Robinson’s family said police have not allowed them to see his body. “They won’t let us come near him,” Sharon Irwin, Robinson’s grandmother, told a crowd who had gathered Friday night after the altercation. “I just want to hold him and tell him it’s OK. Go home to God. They told me he was evidence.” #tonyrobinson #madisonwisconsin

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Not a lot of details have been given out yet but the hashtag #blacklivesmatter and news of the shooting are all over social media.

#FergusonToMadison #BlackLivesMatter #AnthonyRobinson @ShaunKing @nytimes @WiStateJournal @UWMadison pic.twitter.com/2BBC5YDB4F

— Will Chizek (@hagrid14) March 7, 2015