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    No charges in Madison police shooting, prosecutor says

    No charges in Madison police shooting, prosecutor says

    John Bacon, USA TODAY 4:41 p.m. EDT May 12, 2015


    (Photo: Madison Police Department via AP)

    The district attorney in Madison, Wis., said Tuesday that no charges would be filed against a police officer in the March shooting death of an unarmed biracial teen.

    District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said his review of evidence led him to conclude that the police officer's actions amounted to " lawful use of deadly police force.''


    Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny fatally shot
    Tony Robinson, 19, after responding to a 911 call March 6, setting off a series of non-violent protests. The shooting came days after the U.S. Justice Department issued a report accusing the police force in Ferguson, Mo., of a pattern of racial profiling and discrimination.


    At a news conference, Ozanne went into considerable detail outlining the facts in the case, saying 19-year-old Tony Robinson was behaving erratically and reportedly had taken drugs. He said Robinson had assaulted other people and the officer before Kenny fired.


    The district attorney said the officer fired seven shots, all striking Robinson.


    The family of Robinson has hired its own investigator and planned a march to the state Capitol after Ozanne's announcement.


    "My decision is not based on emotion. Rather this decision is based on the facts,'' said Ozanne, who noted that he is himself of biracial heritage.


    Police Chief Mike Koval said the tragedy unfolded with Kenny among officers who responded to a complaint that someone had been jumping in front of cars and attacking people. Kenny pursued Robinson to an apartment, heard a commotion inside and went in, Koval has said.


    Koval said Robinson attacked Kenny, who shot him in the head, torso and right arm. Kenny's lawyer, Jim Palmer, said Kenny was punched in the head and suffered a concussion.

    Turin Carter, Robinson's uncle, urged calm in the days after the shooting. "We want no further tension with police officers because ... this was an individual act,'' he said. "I trust Wisconsin and the way they're handling the investigation."

    Later, however, the family questioned the fairness of the probe being conducted by the state Department of Justice.


    "I'm expecting a non-indictment but I'm still hoping for justice," Carter told CNN on Tuesday. He declined to give his opinion on what happened. "But I think a reasonable person can look at the situation and say there is enough uncertainty that this is something that should go to trial."


    Robinson had recently begun serving three years on probation after pleading guilty in October to armed robbery. Kenny shot and killed another suspect eight years ago in what Koval described as a suicide-by-cop. Kenny was cleared of any wrongdoing in that case and ultimately won a commendation.

    This combination made with file photos provided by the Madison, Wis. police department and Wisconsin Department of Corrections shows Madison Police officer Matt Kenny, left, and Tony Robinson. (Photo: handout, AP)


    Kenny has been on paid leave since shooting Robinson.
    Koval apologized in an online blog post days after the shooting.

    "Reconciliation cannot begin without my stating 'I am sorry,' and I don't think I can say this enough. I am sorry," Koval wrote. "I hope that, with time, Tony's family and friends can search their hearts to render some measure of forgiveness.


    "Certainly, this will not take place soon given the circumstances. It may take some time for this loop to close but I pray that it will, in fact, close."

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    Inquiry clears Wisconsin officer in shooting of biracial man

    By Scott Bauer | AP June 3 at 3:57 PM

    MADISON, Wis. — A white Wisconsin police officer was exonerated Wednesday by an internal investigation of his fatal shooting of an unarmed 19-year-old biracial man, a move that follows prosecutors declining to file charges and clears the way for him to get his job back.


    The Madison Police Department issued a summary of its finding that Officer Matt Kenny did not violate its deadly force policies in the March 6 shooting death of 19-year-old Tony Robinson. The conclusion of the internal decision comes one month after Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne decided not to charge Kenny in the case.


    The exoneration clears the way for Kenny, a 12-year veteran of the department who had been on paid leave since the shooting, to return to work.


    “He’s looking forward to working to getting back and doing the job he loves,” said Kenny’s attorney Jim Palmer, who is also executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association. Palmer said he spoke with Kenny, who was “pleased” with the decision.


    Madison Police Chief Mike Koval has said he’s looking at alternatives to Kenny returning to work in a patrol role, citing concerns about his safety. Threats have been made against both Kenny and the Robinson family.


    While Kenny’s safety is a concern, Palmer said “we anticipate he will be able to successfully be able to return to patrol.” He said it was too soon to know how quickly Kenny may return. Koval was not immediately available for comment.

    A summary of the investigation does not reveal any details about how the Police Department reached its conclusion. Kenny was also involved in a 2007 fatal shooting in which he was also cleared of any wrongdoing.


    Kenny is reviewing the internal investigation report, as is allowed under the law, and will allow the Police Department to release it as early as Thursday, Palmer said.


    Police spokesman Joel DeSpain said Koval would answer questions about the investigation later Wednesday.


    A call to the home of Robinson’s mother seeking comment on the decision rang unanswered.


    Chris Ahmuty, the executive director of the ACLU of Wisconsin, said the police department’s policies or investigations are deficient. Ahmuty, citing the fact that four other people have been shot and killed by Madison police since 2012, called for an investigation of how Madison police reviews such incidents to determine if its process is credible.


    Kenny shot and killed Robinson in an apartment house stairwell after Robinson, who was high on hallucinogenic mushrooms and had accosted others that night, struck the officer in the head.


    Kenny had responded to 911 calls and found the apartment house door open. He heard what he believed to be a disturbance in the upstairs apartment and thought someone was being attacked, he told investigators.

    He drew his firearm and began to climb the stairs. He was near the top when he announced himself as a police officer.

    Robinson appeared and punched him in the head, he said.


    Kenny said he was worried Robinson would knock him down the stairs, take his gun, shoot him and kill whoever was in the apartment. Kenny told an investigator he couldn’t use nonlethal force because of “space and time considerations.”


    Kenny has not spoken publicly since the shooting.


    Protests after the shooting, and Ozanne’s decision not to criminally charge Kenny, have all been peaceful, unlike some of the demonstrations that followed the high-profile deaths of black men in Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore in the past year.

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