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The victim, Tony Robinson, appears in an undated photo posted to social media
The death of the teen is the latest in a recent string of police killings of unarmed people of color.
Police fatally shot an apparently unarmed black teenager on Friday in Madison, Wisconsin, reported the Madison police chief.
As news of the killing emerged, a crowd of protestors gathered at the site of the incident and chanted, “Black lives matter.”
Police did not release the name of the victim but he has been identified by friends and family as Tony Robinson.
Madison Police Chief Mike Koval told reporters that an officer responded to a call around 6:30 p.m. local time and later forced his way into an apartment that the 19-year-old had gone into.
According to Koval, there was a struggle between Robinson and the officer inside the apartment. The officer drew his weapon and fatally shot Robinson. Unconfirmed reports state that he was shot five times.
Koval also stated that a weapon was not found at the scene.
The death of Robinson at the hands of police is the latest in a recent string of police killings of unarmed people of color, which have prompted widespread protests against police violence throughout the U.S.
The Wisconsin State Journal newspaper reported that the family of Robinson is encouraging people to protest his killing by police. A video posted online shows relatives of Robinson confronting police near the scene of the shooting.
“It’s a tragedy beyond description,” Madison Mayor Paul Soglin told the Wisconsin State Journal. “I expect there will be a lot of anger and frustrations.”
A law passed last year in Wisconsin requires an outside agency to investigate shootings involving police.
As news of the killing emerged, a crowd of protestors gathered at the site of the incident and chanted, “Black lives matter.”
Police did not release the name of the victim but he has been identified by friends and family as Tony Robinson.
Madison Police Chief Mike Koval told reporters that an officer responded to a call around 6:30 p.m. local time and later forced his way into an apartment that the 19-year-old had gone into.
According to Koval, there was a struggle between Robinson and the officer inside the apartment. The officer drew his weapon and fatally shot Robinson. Unconfirmed reports state that he was shot five times.
Koval also stated that a weapon was not found at the scene.
The death of Robinson at the hands of police is the latest in a recent string of police killings of unarmed people of color, which have prompted widespread protests against police violence throughout the U.S.
The Wisconsin State Journal newspaper reported that the family of Robinson is encouraging people to protest his killing by police. A video posted online shows relatives of Robinson confronting police near the scene of the shooting.
“It’s a tragedy beyond description,” Madison Mayor Paul Soglin told the Wisconsin State Journal. “I expect there will be a lot of anger and frustrations.”
A law passed last year in Wisconsin requires an outside agency to investigate shootings involving police.
