The family of 26-year-old Jamarion Robinson is calling for the FBI to investigate his death.
Robinson’s family hired a private investigator who has said he found evidence left at the crime scene including two projectiles fired from guns and blood on the walls suggesting he was dragged down the stairs.
Robinson was being served an arrest warrant in East Point when he was fatally shot by U.S. Marshals on Aug. 5.
Family attorney Mawuli Mel Davis said it’s unusual for the GBI to leave evidence at the crime scene. Davis said 20 gunshot wounds were found on his body and a burn mark consistent with a flash grenade.
“He suffered a great deal of trauma and we just need to know if all of it was justified,” Davis said. “It would be most appropriate for the FBI to now assume responsibility to ensure that this an unbiased, fair investigation to uncover the truth of what happened at the end of Mr. Robinson’s life.”
According to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the warrants were for attempted arson in Gwinnett County and assaulting police officers in Atlanta. During the arrest, a gunfight ensued:
“As the United States Marshals Service Task Force made contact with Robinson inside the East Point apartment, gunfire erupted,” the release said. “According to witnesses and videos taken by those witnesses of the incident, Task Force Officers gave numerous verbal commands for Robinson to put the weapon down.”
Robinson attended Clark Atlanta University where he ran track and played football. He transferred to Tuskegee University, where he was majoring in biology and played defensive back for its football team.
His mother, Monteria Robinson, said he had a slight frame and couldn’t imagine a situation where he wouldn’t have been cooperative with law enforcement.
“He was a very kind-hearted person, very loving,” Robinson said. “He’s always kissing on our aunties. He has all our names tattooed on his body.”
His mother said his family was helping him with his diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.
A rally is scheduled for Friday night in front of Clark Atlanta University’s Robert W. Woodruff Library.
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