Anthony C. Robinson

How they died

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.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Anthony C. Robinson, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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