One other younger Black man has had his life stolen by law enforcement officials who squeeze first and ask questions final. Earlier this week, physique digicam video was launched exhibiting 26-year-old Justin Robinson being gunned down by Metropolitan Police Division (MPD) officers within the early morning of September 1, 2024. Mockingly, Robinson was a devoted activist in opposition to gun violence and put within the work to assist change his group.
In accordance with the police studies as documented by CBSNews, at 5:30 am MPD officers responded to a name a couple of automobile that had crashed into a neighborhood McDonald’s. Once they arrived on the scene, it was famous that the driving force of the automobile, Robinson, was unresponsive with a firearm in his lap.
Within the video, you will notice officers approaching with their weapons drawn and educated on the driving force’s aspect of the automobile whereas telling Robinson, “Sir, preserve your hand off the gun.” What follows is an officer threatening to shoot Robinson “within the f***ing face” after which a barrage of bullets is fired into the shocked man’s automobile.
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In accordance with CNN, the Robinson household was very reluctant to consent to this footage as a result of MPD knowledgeable them that it will be closely redacted as soon as launched to the general public. Justin’s sister Tralicia mentioned, “We wished to look at the video ourselves after which be capable of inform our personal story earlier than the video was redacted.”
Robinson was somebody who felt strongly about defending kids from gun violence and labored for a program referred to as “Remedy the Streets” which was created by the District of Columbia’s Workplace of the Lawyer Normal.
“He all the time had a smile,” his sister advised (CNN affiliate) WUSA. “If anybody ever see him and it’s time to depart they’ll say, ‘I like you,’ and he’ll say, ‘I like you extra.”
Relaxation in peace to Justin Robinson. If you happen to discover it in your coronary heart to assist his household, there’s a GoFundMe set as much as settle for donations.