Black Teen Tony Robinson Shot Dead by Cop in Madison, Wisconsin
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 cbc is reporting him as "unarmed"
and that the officer was struck in the head
:think:
musta been hard to do that without arms