Demetrius Robinson was 17 and a senior at Whitehaven High School when he was fatally shot on the evening of September 3, 2020, at a Marathon gas station on Elvis Presley Boulevard in the Whitehaven neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee. A 6 feet 7 inches defensive end for the Whitehaven Wolverines, Robinson balanced football, school and a job to help support his family; coaches and teammates remembered him as a dedicated young man with significant potential.

The Memphis Police Department opened a homicide investigation after the shooting. Community leaders and Robinson’s coaches publicly lamented the loss and the toll of gun violence, and the death left his family and neighborhood grieving.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could help the investigation, please share what you know with the Memphis Police Department.