19-Year-Old Shot by an Officer in Madison Told His Mother He Trusted Police
Monday, April 6th, 2015 -- 9:28 AM
(AP) -Newly released records related to the fatal police shooting of a 19-year-old Wisconsin man show he told his mother he trusted police.Police documents released Friday say Tony Robinson Jr. called his mother from jail last year after he was arrested for armed robbery. In a recorded call, his mother, Andrea Irwin, tells him not to talk to police. Robinson says officers said they'd help him.
In an interview Friday, Irwin tells The Associated Press she told Robinson not to talk without a lawyer. She says any parent would give their children the same advice.
Madison officer Matt Kenny killed Robinson last month. Police say Robinson, who was black, assaulted Kenny, who is white, when Kenny responded to calls about Robinson allegedly attacking two people and running through traffic.
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