By Elizabeth Stephens March 20, 2015 Uncle Turin Carter, centre, and pallbearers wheel the casket of Tony Terrell Robinson, Jr. during his funeral at Madison East High School. (Photo by Reuters) Anthony “Tony” Robinson Jr., the unarmed biracial teen shot and killed by a Madison Police officer a little over a week […]
Fatal Police Shooting of Unarmed African-American Teen Sparks Protest
By Lindsey Gapin March 13, 2015 Photo: Hedi Rudd. A veteran Madison police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old African-American man around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2015. The unarmed teenager is identified as Anthony “Tony” Robinson Jr., a 2014 graduate from Sun Prairie High School. According to police, Robinson […]
ON THE SCENE: Community Reacts to Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man: Tony Robinson
By Aubrey Koski, Photos by Hedi Rudd March 13, 2015 Addtional ON THE SCENE photos are provided at the end of this article. MADISON, WI — In response to the tragic shooting that took place Friday, the Madison community voices a broad spectrum of opinions and concerns surrounding the death of Tony […]
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SPECIAL EDITORIAL: Police Shooting
By The Madison Times Staff March 13, 2015 Photo: Hedi Rudd. Tragic. Heart-wrenching. Difficult to fathom. Those are just a few of the emotions that arise when attempting to understand the shooting death of 19-year-old Tony Robinson by a Madison police officer. The death of Robinson has triggered protests by hundreds of […]