MADISON, Wis. (AP) – 9:30 a.m.
The family of a biracial man killed by a white police officer plans to address the media and march in the streets after a prosecutor announces whether the officer will face charges.
Madison Officer Matt Kenny shot 19-year-old Tony Robinson in an apartment house on March 6. Police said Kenny was responding to calls that Robinson had assaulted two people and was running in traffic. Police said Robinson was unarmed but attacked Kenny.
District Attorney Ismael Ozanne plans to announce Tuesday afternoon whether he will charge Kenny. Robinson’s family plans to hold a news conference at near the apartment house following the announcement and then march to the state Capitol building.
The family is warning attendees to carry the number of an attorney who can help them if they’re arrested.
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1:30 a.m.
A Wisconsin prosecutor is set to announce whether a white police officer who killed an unarmed biracial man in Madison will face criminal charges.
Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne plans to announce at a Tuesday news conference whether he’ll charge Officer Matt Kenny. Ozanne isn’t expected to take any questions.
Police say Kenny shot 19-year-old Tony Robinson in an apartment house in March after Robinson attacked him. Kenny was responding to calls that Robinson had assaulted two people and was running in traffic.
Police have released few other details. The state Justice Department investigated the incident under a state law that requires outside agencies to review officer-involved deaths.
The shooting sparked several protests, all of them peaceful.