The nation's eyes are on Wisconsin to find out if the shooting of 19-year-old black youth Tony Robinson would be a repeat of what happened in Ferguson which sparked violent protests and created a strong anti-police sentiment.

To avoid creating a similar scenario, Wisconsin Police Chief Mike Koval went to the home of Robinson. Understandably, the victim's mother did not want to see him, but he managed to talk and pray with the youth's grandmother in their driveway for 45 minutes.

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"Folks are angry, resentful, mistrustful, disappointed, shocked, chagrined. I get that," Stltoday.com quotes Koval who said he wants people to tell him squarely how upset they are with the Madison Police Department.

Another step he took was to announce the next day the name of the officer who shot Robinson --- Matt Kenny. In contrast, during the Michael Brown case, it took Ferguson officers one week.

To be balanced, Koval cited Robinson's criminal record when he disclosed the identity of Kenny on Saturday, but he declined to comment further on the victim's character who just died the day before.

Robinson pleaded guilty to armed robbery in 2014 and was given a probated six-month sentence.

According to Koval, Kenny was in a fatal shooting incident in 2007, but he was cleared of wrongdoing.

Reports said that Kenny shot Robinson on Friday in an apartment where the black youth forced his way. He was jumping in and out of traffic and Kenny responded to complaints from motorists about Robinson's behavior. The youth reportedly had battered another person.

Reuters reports that Robinson hit Kenny on the head, which led to the officer shooting the black youth who was unarmed.

While Wisconsin Professional Police Association Executive Director Jim Palmer lauded Koval for genuinely feeling for the victim's loss, which he said is an indicator that Madison is not a Ferguson, some demonstrators are not convinced.

Brandi Grayson, who organized the Young, Gifted and Black group to protest the mistreatment of blacks by the country's justice system, points out that no apology could fix or deal with the loss of Robinson or Koval could do anything to change the system.

On Sunday, the city marked the third day of protest against the death of Tony Robinson with more than 100 residents marching on the streets of Madison toward the capitol. 

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