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Investigators: Man killed by Wisconsin officer was on drugs

In this March 6, 2015 frame from Madison Police dash camera video released by Wisconsin State Justice Department, Officer Matt Kenny backs away from the door after shooting inside an apartment in Madison, Wis. The officer won't be charged for fatally shooting an unarmed 19-year-old biracial man, Tony Robinson, a prosecutor announced Tuesday, May 12, 2015. (Madison Police Department via AP)
In this March 6, 2015 frame from Madison Police dash camera video released by Wisconsin State Justice Department, Officer Matt Kenny backs away from the door after shooting inside an apartment in Madison, Wis. The officer won't be charged for fatally shooting an unarmed 19-year-old biracial man, Tony Robinson, a prosecutor announced Tuesday, May 12, 2015. (Madison Police Department via AP)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne announced that Madison police Officer Matt Kenny will not be charged in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Tony Robinson Jr.

The state Department of Justice, which investigated the shooting, released its reports after Ozanne announced his decision Tuesday. Here’s a look at the last few hours of Robinson’s life, compiled from witness accounts detailed in the reports:

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– Robinson, who had been staying at an apartment with friends for a few days, smokes marijuana on the morning of March 6. He tells one friend that he wants to get high on hallucinogenic mushrooms and later buys 7 grams of mushrooms from an acquaintance.

– That evening, Robinson tells the girlfriend of one of the apartment tenants that he’s “freaking out” after taking mushrooms. He begins shouting expletives at his father, who wasn’t there. He grabs the crotch of one friend and tries to punch another person.