Aaron Robinson, 39, was shot and killed inside the vestibule of a residential building in the 1400 block of Spring Road NW, Washington, D.C., on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at about 4:04 p.m. Officers from the Fourth District found Robinson unresponsive; DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services pronounced him dead at the scene before his body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Security camera footage shown during the investigation captured Robinson and his fiancée returning from dinner and encountering 20-year-old Lorenzo Goldsmith, who was waiting in the building’s vestibule and repeatedly asked Robinson to step outside while indicating he had a weapon. Robinson went outside; he was shot multiple times and later died. Goldsmith was arrested and charged in connection with the killing and later entered a guilty plea to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter while armed on February 13, 2025, under an agreed sentencing range of 10 to 14 years. Robinson’s family provided emotional victim impact statements opposing the plea.

If anyone saw Robinson or activity near Spring Road NW that afternoon, or has information about the moments before he was shot, please come forward.