In the early morning hours of November 30, 2014, the life of 46-year-old Kevin Lamont Robinson, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. Police responded to a call about an unconscious person at approximately 3:33 a.m. in the 600 block of Edgewood Street, Northeast. Upon arrival, they found Robinson inside a residence, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency services were unable to revive him, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
For years, the case remained unsolved, a painful open wound for Robinson's family and community. The Metropolitan Police Department offered a substantial reward for any information that could lead to an arrest and conviction, but progress was slow. The silence in the case was finally broken in November 2021, nearly seven years after the fatal shooting. A breakthrough in the investigation led to the arrest of 36-year-old Charles Jeter of Northeast, D.C., who was charged with Second Degree Murder while Armed.
The investigation took a shocking turn when a second suspect was identified as Kevin Sewell, Robinson's own son. Sewell was charged with first-degree murder while armed and conspiracy to commit the crime. Court documents and testimony revealed a troubled relationship between the father and son, including a physical altercation that occurred prior to the homicide. Investigators also uncovered a rap video, allegedly released by the suspects just two days after the killing, which contained lyrics that prosecutors believed alluded to the shooting. Further evidence connected the two men to the sale of a shotgun, believed to be the murder weapon, shortly after the incident.
