Madison, Wisc. to Pay $3.3M to Family of Tony Robinson, a Black Teenager Shot by Police
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In Madison, Wisconsin, attorneys for the family of an American-American teenager who was shot dead by a city police officer have reached a $3.35 million settlement. Nineteen-year-old Tony Robinson was unarmed when officer Matt Kenny forced his way into an apartment following a "disturbance" in 2015. He was shot seven times. Prosecutors declined to charge Kenny, and he was cleared by the Madison Police Department's Internal Affairs unit. This week's settlement is the largest ever for an officer-involved killing in Wisconsin.