A Stockton family is demanding answers from police after they say officers shot and killed Rocco Robinson, 19, during an encounter at Doray Court and Pixie Drive on Tuesday.Stockton police confirmed late Wednesday that Robinson is the man officers shot and provided more details of the shooting.At the site where loved ones said Robinson was shot, his family gathered to release balloons in his memory. They created a memorial near the evidence markings left by police, lighting candles and comforting each other. “He always tell me he love me,” said Robinson’s aunt, Maria Seymour. “My mind is still all over the place. I still can’t think straight.”Stockton police stated that officers were conducting a proactive enforcement stop when they approached a car, leading to a struggle and chase. Officers released still photos from body-worn cameras showing Robinson running from officers and reaching for a dropped handgun.In a press release, police described the encounter:”During the foot chase, the suspect dropped a loaded firearm while fleeing. In his attempt to retrieve the weapon, he inadvertently kicked it forward and then ran after it, rearming himself despite repeatedly ignoring commands from the officers. This series of events led to an officer-involved shooting, in which the suspect sustained multiple gunshot wounds.”Police also listed what they found at the scene:The suspect’s unserialized handgun (ghost gun), with one round in the chamber, two illegal high-capacity magazines, including a 31 Round extended magazine with 26 bullets and a 17 Round extended magazine fully loaded with 17 bullets.A resident of Doray Circle recorded a video moments after the shooting, showing officers forming a line to keep an angry crowd away from the scene. Seymour, who heard the gunshots from her home a block away, ran over but was unable to reach her nephew. “When I got here, he was already laying there,” she said. “I tried to get to him, but they wouldn’t let me get to him.”Seymour said the family was barbecuing and Robinson was sitting in a car with his cousin when officers approached them. “My poor baby. He’s such a good-hearted, like a good kid. I just can’t believe this happened to him,” she said.Robinson’s mother, too distraught to appear on camera, expressed her need for answers. “I just can’t accept that, I can’t. There’s no way you could justify shooting my son, like there’s no way,” she said.A multi-agency investigation is looking into the police shooting, which includes Stockton police, San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation, and the State Department of Justice. All officers have been placed on paid administrative leave.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
A Stockton family is demanding answers from police after they say officers shot and killed Rocco Robinson19, during an encounter at Doray Court and Pixie Drive on Tuesday.
Stockton police confirmed late Wednesday that Robinson is the man officers shot and provided more details of the shooting.
At the site where loved ones said Robinson was shot, his family gathered to release balloons in his memory. They created a memorial near the evidence markings left by police, lighting candles and comforting each other.
“He always tell me he love me,” said Robinson’s aunt, Maria Seymour. “My mind is still all over the place. I still can’t think straight.”
Stockton police stated that officers were conducting a proactive enforcement stop when they approached a car, leading to a struggle and chase.
Officers released still photos from body-worn cameras showing Robinson running from officers and reaching for a dropped handgun.
In a press release, police described the encounter:
“During the foot chase, the suspect dropped a loaded firearm while fleeing. In his attempt to retrieve the weapon, he inadvertently kicked it forward and then ran after it, rearming himself despite repeatedly ignoring commands from the officers. This series of events led to an officer-involved shooting, in which the suspect sustained multiple gunshot wounds.”
Police also listed what they found at the scene:
The suspect’s unserialized handgun (ghost gun), with one round in the chamber, two illegal high-capacity magazines, including a 31 Round extended magazine with 26 bullets and a 17 Round extended magazine fully loaded with 17 bullets.
A resident of Doray Circle recorded a video moments after the shooting, showing officers forming a line to keep an angry crowd away from the scene.
Seymour, who heard the gunshots from her home a block away, ran over but was unable to reach her nephew.
“When I got here, he was already laying there,” she said. “I tried to get to him, but they wouldn’t let me get to him.”
Seymour said the family was barbecuing and Robinson was sitting in a car with his cousin when officers approached them.
“My poor baby. He’s such a good-hearted, like a good kid. I just can’t believe this happened to him,” she said.
Robinson’s mother, too distraught to appear on camera, expressed her need for answers.
“I just can’t accept that, I can’t. There’s no way you could justify shooting my son, like there’s no way,” she said.
A multi-agency investigation is looking into the police shooting, which includes Stockton police, San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation, and the State Department of Justice. All officers have been placed on paid administrative leave.
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