Officer Matt Kenny, the Madison, Wisconsin, cop who fatally shot unarmed teen Tony Robinson in March, will not face charges, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said Tuesday. “I conclude that this tragic and unfortunate death was the result of a lawful use of deadly police force and that no charges should be brought against Officer Kenny in the death of Tony Robinson Jr.,” Ozanne said. The 19-year-old’s death sparked protests in Madison, and hundreds of people attended his funeral. “We believe the district attorney’s decision today to exonerate Officer Matthew Kenny was appropriate,” Jim Palmer, executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association and an …

Officer Matt Kenny, the Madison, Wisconsin, cop who fatally shot unarmed teen Tony Robinson in March, will not face charges, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said Tuesday.

“I conclude that this tragic and unfortunate death was the result of a lawful use of deadly police force and that no charges should be brought against Officer Kenny in the death of Tony Robinson Jr.,” Ozanne said.

The 19-year-old’s death sparked protests in Madison, and hundreds of people attended his funeral.

“We believe the district attorney’s decision today to exonerate Officer Matthew Kenny was appropriate,” Jim Palmer, executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association and an attorney for Kenny, said in a statement following the district attorney’s announcement. “The exhaustive independent and transparent investigation into this tragic incident has confirmed that Officer Kenny’s actions on the night of March 6 were lawful and in response to a deadly threat, from which Officer Kenny sustained numerous injuries, including a concussion.”

Palmer added, “Our hearts go out to Mr. Robinson’s family, and we appreciate the challenges and emotions that this incident has inspired.”

Kenny shot the teen inside an apartment near the Wisconsin state Capitol in early March. Police said Kenny was responding to calls that said Robinson was running in and out traffic, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Police said they later received reports that Robinson allegedly assaulted two people.

Palmer called for the city to unify and engage in a “community-wide dialogue to strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the people it serves, and to otherwise move forward in a way that protects all of our citizens and the officers that police our streets.”

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