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D’Metrius J. Robinson

Age : 34

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/25/2023

Location : 5700 block of North Main Street, Englewood Vista Apartments

City : Gladstone

County : Clay

State : Missouri

Agency : Gladstone Police Department

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during attempted arrest following car-prowling call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/25/2023, at approximately 3:20 a.m., Gladstone Police Department officers and Clay County sheriff’s deputies responded to the Englewood Vista apartment complex in the 5700 block of North Main Street after a report of people prowling around vehicles. Police said a number of vehicles at the complex had been broken into before officers arrived.
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Officers encountered three people and attempted to make arrests. One person was taken into custody, another ran from the area, and 34-year-old D’Metrius J. Robinson attempted to leave in a vehicle, according to police.
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Police alleged that as Robinson drove away, a Gladstone police officer attempting to detain him became caught on or otherwise entangled with the vehicle and was dragged through the apartment-complex parking lot.
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While being dragged, the Gladstone officer fired into Robinson’s vehicle, striking Robinson. After the gunfire, officers provided medical aid at the scene and Robinson was transported to an area hospital. He subsequently died from the gunshot injuries.
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The Gladstone officer sustained minor injuries during the encounter and received medical treatment.
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Gladstone police publicly identified Robinson on August 28 as D’Metrius J. Robinson, 34, of Kansas City.
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The Northland Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Team, composed of detectives from multiple area law-enforcement agencies, assumed responsibility for investigating the fatal police shooting. Authorities said the completed investigation would be forwarded to the Clay County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for review.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Gladstone Police Department officer who fired into Robinson’s vehicle while police alleged the officer was being dragged was not publicly identified in the reporting located for this update. Contemporary reporting continued to describe the shooter as an unidentified Gladstone police officer after Robinson himself had been publicly identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newspressnow.com/news/regional_news/northland/gladstone-police-shoot-kill-suspect-during-arrest-in-apartment-complex-parking-lot/article_21d2e46b-e41b-540f-b241-4277976b5a6f.html
https://www.newspressnow.com/news/regional_news/northland/gladstone-police-shoot-kill-suspect-during-arrest-in-apartment-complex-parking-lot/article_21d2e46b-e41b-540f-b241-4277976b5a6f.html
https://www.kctv5.com/2023/08/25/officer-involved-shooting-outside-gladstone-apartment-complex/
https://newstalkkzrg.com/2023/08/25/two-suspects-are-dead-after-separate-confrontations-with-police-in-missouri/
https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/police-identify-man-shot-killed-by-gladstone-officers-in-northland
https://www.kmbc.com/article/police-investigate-officer-shoot-gladstone-suspect/44928943
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article278705049.html
https://www.kctv5.com/2023/08/28/gladstone-police-release-name-man-killed-officer-involved-shooting/