Michael Robinson Jr. was 23 and a graduating senior at Grambling State University when he was killed during an armed robbery on Brown Street in Richwood on July 29, 2020. His family said he planned to apply to become a state trooper and move to Dallas. That day he was shot multiple times; his body was placed in the trunk of his black Chevrolet Camaro.

Later that afternoon a Louisiana State Trooper stopped the Camaro for speeding on Louisiana Highway 17. The driver, 18-year-old Michael Dewayne Mitchell Jr., had bullet holes visible in the vehicle and the trooper smelled marijuana. Mitchell consented to a search and Robinson’s body was found in the trunk. Mitchell initially implicated 19-year-old Cameron Powe in the killing but later recanted and admitted he had lied about Powe’s involvement. Both men were arrested and charged; charges against Powe were later dropped and a grand jury indicted Mitchell in November 2020.

Friends and family held a balloon release at Carol High School to honor Robinson. Does anyone have information about Robinson’s movements in Richwood on July 29, 2020, or about witnesses who haven’t yet spoken to investigators?