MADISON — A Madison police officer has been cleared of wrongdoing following an internal investigation of his fatal shooting of 19-year-old Tony Robinson.
The Madison Police Department on Wednesday, June 3rd issued a summary of its finding that Officer Matt Kenny did not violate its deadly force policies in the March 6th shooting death of Robinson.
The internal decision follows one last month by Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne that Kenny would not be charged in the case.
Kenny has been on paid leave since the shooting. The exoneration clears the way for Kenny to return to the police department, something his attorney has said he wants to do.
Kenny shot and killed Robinson after Robinson, who was high on hallucinogenic mushrooms, struck the officer in the head.
"We've had a criminal finding, and we've now had an administrative finding and if everybody's concerned about the use of deadly force, I think that's been answered in two different reviewing capacities. To those who say I should relocate him, I do not have a branch in Montana. I'm not the FBI, nor would I vanish him as such. He's a viable member of the Madison Police Department and he will be taking on a role that's still very critical to how we operate," Madison Police Chief Mike Koval said Wednesday.
The Wisconsin Professional Police Association (WPPA) released this statement: