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March 16, 2015

Hundreds Gather in Madison for Funeral of Unarmed Police Shooting Victim Tony Robinson 
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Hundreds of people have gathered in Madison, Wisconsin, for the funeral
of Tony Robinson, an unarmed black teenager shot dead by police. Police
say Robinson was fatally shot after an officer responded to a report of
a man jumping in and out of traffic and assaulting someone. His killing
has sparked protests in the latest display of the "Black Lives Matter"
movement. In a packed high school field house hosting the funeral, a
friend of Tony Robinson broke down as he paid tribute.

Elijah: "And as his Aunt Lolo said, he began to talk about how he would
live forever and how he would be something great. (pause/cries) I can't
... I can't."

 

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