U.S Police Officer shot and killed an African American

An unarmed African American shoot & killed by U.S Police Officer

MADISON, Wisconsin: Police Officer Matt Kenny shot and killed Tony Robinson unarmed 19-year-old black youth  who allegedly assaulted him in the US city of Madison, Wisconsin, the city's police chief said.

Peaceful protesters in Madison took to the college town's streets with chants of "Black Lives Matter" following the fatal shooting of, authorities said  officer fired after he was assaulted first. 

It was the latest in a string of police shootings of young blacks that have set racial tensions on edge in the United States, igniting a nationwide debate over police tactics in minority communities.

Police chief Mike Koval told WKOW television the police officer was responding to a disturbance call and had forced his way into an apartment after hearing sounds of a shouting inside.

"Once inside the home, the subject involved in the incident - the same one who had been allegedly out in traffic and had battered someone - this same subject then assaulted my officer, and in the context of mutual combat in that sense, the officer did draw his revolver and subsequently shot the subject," Koval said.

Koval said the officer then administered CPR, and the wounded youth was taken to a hospital where he died. 

He said an initial search found no gun or other weapon at the scene.