On the evening of October 1, 2022, 25-year-old James P. Robinson Jr was shot and killed inside an apartment in Independence, Missouri. The shooting was described as sudden and fatal; investigators classified the death as a homicide.

Detectives and crime scene personnel processed the apartment and interviewed witnesses. Within a day, investigators identified and located a person of interest. That individual, a 23-year-old man from Kansas City, was taken into custody in Kansas City and subsequently charged by the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office in connection with Robinson’s death.

The case moved into the criminal justice process following the charges. If anyone has information about what happened in that apartment on October 1, 2022, or knew James Robinson, please come forward to assist the investigation.