Jeremy Robinson, a 30-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on December 10, 2018, at the Garden Inn on American Way in Memphis. The slaying occurred about 2:30 a.m. after an encounter in the motel lobby with another man, identified as 31-year-old Travis Haynes. Witnesses described Haynes bumping into Robinson at the entrance; surveillance footage shows the confrontation and was used to identify Haynes as the suspect. Haynes produced a pistol and fired at Robinson, striking him at least nine times. First responders pronounced Robinson dead at the scene.

Police located Haynes walking near the motel and arrested him. He eventually gave a statement to investigators and was charged with first-degree murder and possession of a handgun as a convicted felon. A jury later convicted Haynes of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and he received life in prison without the possibility of parole for Robinson’s killing.

If anyone witnessed the incident at the Garden Inn or has information about the moments before the shooting, please share what is known.