Henry C. Robinette Jr., a 52-year-old Wells Fargo armored guard, was shot and killed during a robbery on the morning of November 18, 1991. He had collected the restaurant’s weekend deposits at the Hamburger Hamlet, 5225 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Friendship Heights, and as he walked back to the armored truck about 11:04 a.m., two men approached and opened fire. Witnesses described the attackers as Black males, one appearing to be in his late teens and the other in his late twenties. The assailants grabbed the money bags, traveler's checks and Robinette’s service revolver before fleeing; despite witness statements and public appeals, no arrests have been made.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch investigated the killing and the FBI’s Washington Field Office later joined the effort, offering a reward that was increased to $50,000 as the case was reissued to the public. Family members have emphasized the personal loss behind the case and investigators continue to seek tips about unusual activity, comments, or sudden changes in behavior from that day. Did anyone who worked in or near the Friendship Heights corridor on November 18, 1991, notice anything out of the ordinary?