MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A 19-year-old biracial man who was unarmed when killed by a white Madison police officer was shot in his head, right arm and torso, according to preliminary autopsy reports released Friday.
The reports from the Dane County Medical Examiner don’t say how many times Tony Robinson was shot on March 6, or whether he was shot while facing or turned away from the officer, but they determined he died from “firearm related trauma.” The medical examiner didn’t say when a final report would be released, but said the results of toxicology tests aren’t expected for several more weeks.
Robinson was fatally shot by police officer Matt Kenny after the officer was summoned to a call that the young man was jumping in and out of traffic and had assaulted someone. Authorities said the officer heard a disturbance and forced his way into an apartment where Robinson had gone, and fired after Robinson assaulted him.
There have been numerous peaceful protests since the shooting, often drawing about 1,000 people.
The shooting exposed long-denied racial disparities in the capital city of 240,000, nearly 90 religious leaders wrote in an open letter released Friday.