Anthony C. Robinson

Deadly force

According to police, Anthony C. Robinson and another man were shot at about 5:17 p.m. outside Ray's Car Wash in Genesee Township. Robinson sped off in his Chevrolet Monte Carlo, headed south on Saginaw Street. A few minutes later, police said an undercover officer from the Genesee Auto Theft Investigation Network saw the car being driven erratically and gave chase, unaware the driver was a shooting victim. The pursuit reportedly continued into Flint as Robinson ran traffic lights and stop signs and sometimes crossed into the paths of oncoming traffic. It ended at about 5:30 p.m. when Robinson pulled up at the emergency entrance at Hurley Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. Calvin Demartin Whirl, 21, was charged and convicted of murdering Robinson.