Update: The protest was ended by Madison police on Tuesday evening. At least one person was arrested. Read more here.
High school students are blocking one of Madison’s main thoroughfares to protest the death of an unarmed biracial man at the hands of a white police officer last month.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that dozens of students from East and West High Schools began blocking East Washington Avenue on Tuesday morning and were still in the street as the evening rush hour began. East Washington links the city’s east side with the downtown and state Capitol building. Police said they’re monitoring the situation.
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Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny shot 19-year-old Tony Robinson in an apartment house near the Capitol on March 6. Police said Robinson attacked Kenny. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne is weighing whether to file charges against Kenny.
Here are some tweets from people at the scene of the demonstration:
East High School students occupying East Washington Ave…#MadisonWI #TonyRobinson pic.twitter.com/dZY6kJP6Vv
— Deana Wright (@MsDeanaWright) April 14, 2015
Some family members of #TonyRobinson at the center of the group pic.twitter.com/yioOIjRX5P
— Leah Linscheid (@news3leah) April 14, 2015
Car draped with Black Lives Matter sign at East Washington and Fourth Street #TonyRobinson pic.twitter.com/tR01t9JZ4Q
— Abby Becker (@abecker_4) April 14, 2015
Some students brought supplies, and said they plan on staying all night. #TonyRobinson pic.twitter.com/5HrMulMv8c
— Abby Becker (@abecker_4) April 14, 2015
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