The officer involved shooting death of Tony Robinson by Madison police officer Matt Kenny has brought out a lot of emotion in residents. From protests in the Capitol rotunda, to high school walk outs, many people are letting their feelings on the shooting be known.

One of those people is fellow Madison Police Officer Adrian Alan, who posted the following on a Facebook event page for an upcoming Madison pro-police event:

Matt Kenny is my friend. He is one of the most professional, compassionate, and level-headed people I have ever known. As an officer, he is someone I have trusted many times with my safety and my life. If my family needed help, or if they were in danger, I would want Matt to respond to help them.

On countless occasions, Matt has put his own safety at risk to come to the aid of complete strangers who needed help, and I have no doubt that’s what he did on Friday night when citizens called 911 after being allegedly attacked, assaulted and strangled. Having been involved in a shooting myself, I can attest that no officer would ever choose to subject themselves and their families to the stress, fear and trauma that comes with such an incident – unless they believed it was the only possible way they, or another innocent person would survive to see their loved ones again.