MADISON, Wis. — A prosecutor is set to announce Tuesday whether a white police officer will face charges for killing a young unarmed biracial man in Madison. A few things to know about the case ahead of Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne's decision:
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Madison Police received calls on March 6 that 19-year-old Tony Robinson had assaulted two people and was running in traffic. According to police, Officer Matt Kenny heard a disturbance in an apartment house where Robinson had gone. Kenny forced his way in, Robinson attacked him in a stairwell and Kenny opened fire, police said. A preliminary autopsy showed Robinson was shot in his head, torso and right arm. Police have released almost no other details.
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WHO WAS TONY ROBINSON?
Robinson, a 19-year-old Sun Prairie High School graduate, had been arrested in April 2014 for his role in an armed robbery. According to court documents, he was among a group of five people who robbed an apartment in search of money and marijuana. The group stole a TV and an Xbox 360 video game system. Robinson, the son of a white mother and black father, told investigators he was carrying a BB-gun pistol with him during the robbery.
He called his mother, Andrea Irwin, from jail and she told him not to tell the police anything. Robinson said he had already told them everything and he trusted the officers. Irwin told The Associated Press any parent would have told their child not to tell the police anything in such a situation.
