PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Aaliyah Robinson describes her brother Craig as “the light of the room in the family,” and she’s still unsure why anyone would have wanted to kill him.
“I’m kind of blindsided, like everybody else. We only know what they’re releasing,” she told Target 12.
On Nov. 23, 2022, Providence police were called to Hazael Street for a serious crash. When officers got there, they quickly learned it was much more than that.
Police found the driver and sole occupant had been shot .
Detectives canvassed the neighborhood for any surveillance video and combed the scene for evidence. They found a shell casing on nearby Phebe Street, determining that was likely where the shooting took place.
Authorities have disclosed very little about the case, including the exact nature of Robinson’s injuries or how many shots were fired.
Target 12 asked the R.I. Department of Health to provide Robinson’s official cause and manner of death, but were told to ask the R.I. Attorney General’s Office. A spokesperson for Attorney General Peter Neronha declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation.