Sammie Robinson, a 30-year-old African American man, was shot to death on September 2, 2022, in Houston, Texas. He had been communicating with a woman on Instagram beginning August 27, 2022, and arranged to meet her for the first time that night at a motel at 13930 Fondren, room 102. After receiving a text that she was outside, Sammie replied where and was then struck by an initial gunshot to the shoulder. As he tried to run, witnesses say he was shot several more times in the back and collapsed. An individual in a black hoodie was seen near the motel at about 1:30 a.m. and fled the scene.

Sammie’s truck, cell phone, and $274 in cash were left at the scene, and his family — including his mother Latricia Ratcliff and sister Tarnisha Elder — say he had no known enemies and was not involved in criminal activity. The family believes he may have been lured to the meeting. No arrests or identified suspects have been announced and the investigation remains open. If anyone was in or near the motel at that time or has information about the woman he was communicating with, please come forward.