Killing of Tony Robinson

The killing of Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. occurred on March 6, 2015, in Madison, Wisconsin. Robinson, an unarmed 19-year-old man, was fatally shot by Madison police officer Matthew Kenny during a "check-person" call. Kenny was responding to dispatch reports that Robinson was jumping in front of cars and acting erratically, and that he had harmed someone in an apartment. On May 12, 2015, the shooting was determined to be justified self-defense by the Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne. The death was protested by the Black Lives Matter movement; Robinson was biracial, with a black father and a white mother.

Killing of Tony Robinson
Location of Madison, within Dane County, and Dane County within Wisconsin
DateMarch 6, 2015 (2015-03-06)
Time6:30 p.m.
LocationWilliamson Street, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Participants
  • Matthew Kenny (police officer)
  • Tony Robinson (deceased)
DeathsTony Robinson
ChargesNone filed
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