Akron man fatally shot while sitting at picnic table, family says

Akron Police homicide detectives are investigating the shooting death of a 27-year-old man on Thursday morning.

According to Akron Police Lt. Michael Murphy, officers responded to the 1000 block of Rosemary Boulevard around 7 a.m. When officers arrived, they found that the man, later identified as Razeil Robinson, had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

“He was a very peaceful, calm soul. I just don’t understand why they would do that to him. Why would they take his life? He didn’t do anything,” LaTasha Robinson, Razeil’s mother, said.

Robinson said her son dealt with mental health conditions and typically only left home to get groceries or hang out in the neighborhood…

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