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Donald Robinson

Case from Detroit, MI dated May 01, 2010

Victim Details

Donald Robinson

March 28, 2022

Male

Detroit

MI

2010-05-01

2010-05-01

30

Donald

Robinson

07/18/2026


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In the early morning hours of May 1, 2010, the life of 30-year-old Donald Lamar Robinson, a Black male, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence outside a Coney Island restaurant on Livernois Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The incident unfolded at approximately 3:30 a.m. as Robinson was getting out of a friend's vehicle. He was suddenly confronted by an unknown Black male who was armed with a handgun.

The assailant's intentions appeared to be robbery as he ordered Robinson to ...
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  • Donald Robinson, Detroit's first Black fire marshal, dead at 89
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