Another young Black man has had his life stolen by police officers who squeeze first and ask questions last. Earlier this week, body camera video was released showing 26-year-old Justin Robinson being gunned down by Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers in the early morning of September 1, 2024. Ironically, Robinson was a dedicated activist against gun violence and put in the work to help change his community.
According to the police reports as documented by CBSNews, at 5:30 am MPD officers responded to a call about a car that had crashed into a local McDonald’s. When they arrived on the scene, it was noted that the driver of the vehicle, Robinson, was unresponsive with a firearm in his lap.
In the video, you will see officers approaching with their weapons drawn and trained on the driver’s side of the car while telling Robinson, “Sir, keep your hand off the gun.” What follows is an officer threatening to shoot Robinson “in the f***ing face” and then a barrage of bullets is fired into the shocked man’s vehicle.