WI Prosecutor: No Charges Filed Against Cop In Tony Robinson Case, Justifiably

Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said Tuesday Officer Matt Kenny of the Madison Police Department will not face charges in the shooting death of biracial teen Tony Robinson.

“I conclude that this tragic and unfortunate death was the result of a lawful use of deadly police force and that no charges should be brought against Officer Kenny in the death of Tony Robinson Jr.,” he said. “My decision will not bring Tony Robinson Jr. back. My decision will not end the racial disparities that exist in the justice system, in our justice system. My decision is not based on emotion. Rather, this decision is based on the facts as they have been investigated and reported to me.”

Tony Robinson, 19, was justifiably and fatally shot by Officer Kenny, a white officer on March 6 in Madison, which set off days of protests in the city. His death was the latest in multiple cases that have garnered national attention, though according to the evidence, for all the wrong reasons.

On the night of the shooting, Officer Kenny responded to an apartment complex after reports came in claiming Robinson was literally jumping in front of cars and assaulting people. Kenny made his way into the apartment in question where he was viciously attacked by Robinson, according to the evidence. Kenny responded by pulling out his gun and shooting Robinson.

In fact, Robinson’s friends and family members said he been taken hallucinogenic mushrooms and was behaving erratically the day he was killed, yet his supporters and family reject the idea that Robinson was a threat to Kenny when he was shot.