Matt Kenny, a white police officer in Wisconsin’s capitol city of Madison, killed the teenage Robinson back in March after shooting the Melanoid teen in the stairwell of his apartment. Police Chief Mike Koval spoke with the press on Wednesday, stating that they found that Kenny followed ‘proper procedure’ after his encounter with Robinson on that fateful March day.

Koval further elaborated on the matter, saying that “Matt has withstood scrutiny and is entitled to pursue his passion and his passion is to be a police officer serving the Madison community,” said Koval. “I am not going to strong-arm someone to resign, retire or relocate, particularly when there has been no fault found. He is his own master of his own universe.”

Here is the video footage of Madison Police Chief Mike Koval’s press conference with the media on Wednesday.

In spite of Madison Police Department’s reassurance that its officer’s actions were justified, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) delivered a countering statement: “Too many killings have taken place, whether or not police officers violated the law or departmental policy,” said Chris Ahmuty, the Executive Director of the ACLU of Wisconsin. “Either the Madison Police Department’s policies or its internal investigations are deficient. The recurring violence carried out by the Madison Police Department will continue, unless the Madison Police Department finds better ways to handle critical incidents.”

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by B. Clark

The incident, which took place in Madison, WI on the night of Friday, March 8^th, caused a Black teen by the name of Tony Robinson to lose his life after being shot by a white officer whose name is Matt Kenny. The killing of Robinson makes the second shooting victim at the hands of Kenny, who also shot and killed a 48-year-old man in the summer of 2007. Officer Kenny shot Robinson after an alleged altercation between both he and Kenny.

According to Michael Johnson, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County who identified Robinson’s body after the shooting, Robinson had aspirations of attending Milwaukee Area Technical College, and had planned to pursue a Business degree there. Robinson was unarmed during his encounter with officer Kenny, which coincided with Robinson’s death.

by B. Clark