Jeffrey Robinson

How they died

Deadly force

Robinson was a gravedigger shot in the neck and paralyzed during a dubious drug raid. He died of his injuries six weeks later. A federal civil jury found that three officers had used excessive force, falsified evidence (planted a weapon, presented into evidence a newly-bought polo shirt as the victim's, etc.), and falsely arrested Robinson. Ultimately Robinson's heirs settled with the city for $1M.

Why we remember them

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

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