Robert H. Robinson III, a 25-year-old African American man from Springfield, Ohio, was shot and killed on August 10, 2017. He was found lying across the driver and passenger seats of an SUV that had crashed into a tree at the intersection of Clifton Avenue and East John Street. Robinson had sustained gunshot wounds to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene around 8 p.m.

Witnesses reported seeing a man walk up to the SUV, open fire, and then flee. Springfield police said no suspects had been arrested and the case remained open; investigators were still gathering evidence and seeking information from the community. Robinson was the city’s seventh homicide that year, and neighbors expressed shock and grief over the loss.

If anyone saw activity around Clifton Avenue and East John Street that evening or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with the Springfield Police Division.