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Madison police shoot and kill black teen; protests follow
(Wisconsin State Journal) A Madison police officer shot and killed a black teenager Friday night after the youth allegedly assaulted the officer, according to media reports.
The 19-year-old was shot shortly before 6:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Williamson St., the Wisconsin State Journal reported. Protesters took to the streets near the scene, claiming the shooting was unjustified, according to WMTV in Madison.
Madison Police Chief Michael Koval told the newspaper that officers were responding to a call of a man who was responsible for a battery jumping in and out of traffic.
According to the newspaper, Koval said an officer went to an apartment that the man had gone into and made a forced entry after hearing a disturbance inside.
The officer was then assaulted by the man before shooting him, said Koval, who also said he did not know if the man was armed.
According to a post on the website of WISC-TV in Madison, the man who was shot was black.
The teen has been identified as 19 year old Tony Robinson, pictured above.
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“William E. Crossen, eighteen-months-old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Crossen, shown in a coffin at Joyce Funeral Home.” Photo by Arthur M. Vinje. Madison, Wisconsin; July 26, 1945. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society.
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Iceboating, a man identified as “Grede” lays in an iceboat on Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin, February 26, 1916.
Photo by Fred R. Jones
via:The UW-Madison Collection, University of Wisconsin Archives and UW Digital Collections
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Students walk along a snowy Bascom Hill. The old, domed Bascom Hall and the old Law School are visible, along with wooden sidewalks along Park Street, University of Wisconsin-Madison, ca. 1900.
via:UW-Madison Collection, University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives and University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
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