Another fatal shooting

"Wisconsin man killed by officer was not armed, police say"
By: Ralph Ellis, Joe Sutton, and Greg Bothelo
Source: CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/08/us/wisconsin-protests/index.html

             Another African American has been shot and killed by police, this time in the university town of Madison, Wisconsin. The victim was unarmed nineteen year old Tony Robinson. The responding officer, Matt Kenny was a 12 year veteran of the force with one other incident of lethal force on his record in which he killed a man in 2007. According to officials, Officer Kenny was responding to a disturbance call out of a Madison residence. At the scene, it was reported that Robinson attacked Kenny forcing him to use lethal force. Officer Kenny had a blow to the head. Responding paramedics attempted to use CPR on the dying Robinson, but to no avail. Nineteen year old Tony Robinson died a few short hours later at the hospital. Upon learning of the fatal shooting, protesters hit the streets chanting "Black lives matter". Madison Police Chief Mike Koval urged protesters to remain calm, while also acknowledging that Robinson's death and following protests were reminiscent to the Ferguson and Staten Island events. The town of Madison is devastated and continues to mourn the loss of Tony Robinson.

            This shooting was an unfortunate event. Tony Robinson was only nineteen years old and most importantly, he was unarmed throughout the entire encounter. Him attacking the officer was wrong in every way, but did his actions constitute lethal force on the officer's part? There is no footage of the altercation so it is impossible to tell the severity of Robinson's attack. Officer Kenny did have a blow to the head, but was killing an unarmed teen necessary?