On the evening of Christmas Day 2017, D’Angelo Robinson, a 31-year-old African American man and owner of an auto body repair business in Monroe, Louisiana, was fatally shot at about 11:15 p.m. at the Shadow Forest Apartments on McKeen Place. Robinson’s injuries led to his death and his killing occurred on a holiday evening that shocked the community.

The Monroe Police Department identified a suspect during the investigation. A 17-year-old male, Isaiah Jaylone Smart, of Richwood Road #2, was arrested, confessed to the shooting, and was charged with second-degree murder. He was booked into the Ouachita Correctional Center pending further legal proceedings. The circumstances and motive behind the encounter on Christmas night remain part of the active investigation.

If anyone knew D’Angelo Robinson or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.