Dpree Robinson, 19, was charged with a single count of intentional second-degree murder for the shooting that killed the Trinity in North Minneapolis in mid-May 2021. Robinson was arrested on 23 February 2022.

Robinson 20, plead guilty in court to second-degree murder. He was charged with first-degree murder.

Dpree Shareef Robinson sentenced to 450 months for murder of 9-year-old jumping on trampoline

Hennepin county DA

Dpree Shareef Robinson was sentenced today to 450 months [37.5 years] in prison for the intentional shooting death of Trinity Ottoson-Smith, a 9-year-old who had been jumping on a trampoline with friends. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty released the following statement:

“No family should be forced to endure all that Trinity’s family has these past two years. After losing Trinity in a devastating, senseless act of gun violence, they have faced multiple delays getting legal closure on the criminal case against the person responsible for this tragedy. I hope today’s sentencing helps them move forward focused on the positive memories they have of her too-short life.

“Trinity’s murder was no accident. Mr. Robinson was intent on killing that sunny, spring day and that is what he did. We cannot allow the killing to continue, we all must do more to end the violence. Our office will continue to prioritize the prosecution of violent crime but simply waiting for more victims and prosecuting criminal cases is not enough. We are also committed to working with the community and at all levels to help get guns off the street and protect those not yet harmed.”

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Dpree Robinson, 19, was charged with a single count of intentional second-degree murder for the shooting that killed the Trinity in North Minneapolis in mid-May 2021. Robinson was arrested on 23 February 2022.

Read Robinson’s warrant:

Robinson 20, plead guilty in court today to second-degree murder. His trial was suppose to start today. He was charged with first-degree murder.

It definitely save Trinity’s family from living that horrible day again!

Robinson had a beef with someone in the hood when he went and shot it up on 15 May 2021. He knew kids were in the backyard and still shot.

Robinson’s drive-by shooting was captured on surveillance video. The suspect vehicle’s model and license plate  were seen on the video. Three men on the porch were the intended targets.   The video shows one of the men chasing the suspect vehicle on foot and appearing to return fire three times. The gun was later recovered during the arrest of one of the men present at the shooting.  The car has never been found. It is said that Robinson purchased the vehicle 3 days prior to the shooting.

Robinson’s sentencing is 21 March 2023!

Dpree Shareef Robinson pleads guilty in murder of 9-year-old jumping on trampoline

Dpree Shareef Robinson pled guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trinity Ottoson-Smith, a 9-year-old who had been jumping on a trampoline with friends, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced today. Robinson will receive a 450-month prison sentence when he is sentenced March 21.

“Trinity was doing what kids should be doing in spring time in Minnesota, playing with friends and having fun outside,” Moriarty said. “Mr. Robinson’s actions shocked our community and devastated her family and all who loved her. I’m hopeful his admission of guilt begins to bring some degree of closure for Trinity’s family and the community.”

According to the criminal complaint, this was a gang-related drive-by shooting that was captured from a distance on surveillance video. Trinity was jumping on a trampoline in a residential backyard and was struck and killed by the gunfire. The trampoline, Trinity, and her friends were directly between Mr. Robinson and the intended targets.

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from the DA’s office

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This is great news! Finally catching those accountable for killing Trinity!!
If you remember she was jumping on a friend trampoline at a birthday party when she was hit by a bullet. Read the earlier post here: Trinity Ottoson-Smith murder

Dpree Robinson charged in fatal shooting of nine-year-old girl

Read Robinson’s warrant:

A Minneapolis man with ties to an area gang has been charged for the shooting death of a nine-year-old female victim during an attempted drive-by shooting, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Thursday. At the time of the shooting, the victim was playing in her backyard when she was struck by a stray bullet.

Dpree Robinson, 19, was charged with a single count of intentional second-degree murder for the shooting that killed the victim in North Minneapolis in mid-May 2021.

He is scheduled for his first appearance Feb. 24 at 1:30 p.m.

“The sadness that comes with this arrest and charge is the reminder that an innocent nine-year-old child was shot and killed last year while playing on her trampoline,” Freeman stated. “I cannot express enough sympathy to her family and loved ones.”

“Now that our office has the case, I can definitively say that we will do our part in the criminal justice system, and prosecute the defendant to the fullest extent of the law.”

“I also want to commend the BCA for the superb job they did investigating this case,” Freeman said.

According to the criminal complaint, on May 15, 2021, Minneapolis police went to the 2200 block of Ilion Avenue North in response to shots fired picked up by ShotSpotter activation. When they arrived, officers found the female victim fatally shot in her backyard.

Video footage from the area showed the incident was a drive-by shooting. The intended targets can be seen on a side porch of the house, with the trampoline between them and the shooter, Robinson.

After the shooting, video captured one of the men on the porch running after the car Robinson was driving, a 2014 Ford Fusion, and firing three shots. Three 9mm cartridges were found in the alley where the man shot at the vehicle, the complaint says.

Over the course of the investigation, officers learned that Robinson purchased the car on May 12, 2021, and told the man from whom he bought it to say nothing about the purchase of the car. It was also discovered through surveillance footage, or license plate reader (LPR), that Robinson’s cell phone was in the same area as the vehicle, the complaint states.

After the shooting, Robinson searched the internet for ways to change the paint on a 2014 Ford Fusion, and then stopped using his cell phone entirely, the complaint says. Despite a nation-wide search for his car, it was never found.The last known appearance was on May 15, 2021, after the shooting occurred.

Search warrants executed on Robinson’s social media accounts revealed he posted that he was an active shooter for the Black Disciples Criminal Street Gang, and made references to guns, shooting, and the “opps,” which is street slang for “opposition” or “rival gangs,” the complaint states.

In addition, Robinson had exchanged social media messages with his girlfriend, A.H., in which she referenced him as a “child killer,” and stated, “i hope you die for killin that lil girl.”

Further investigation found that Robinson had engaged in threatening social media communications with a male resident at the house where the victim was shot.

In February 2022, investigators spoke with a witness who told them that Robinson admitted to being at the house when the shooting happened, the complaint states.

Additional surveillance footage reviewed contained audio which showed that the victim was shot prior to the return gunfire from one of the intended targets. And, the return shots occurred after the man ran past where the victim was struck, with him in the alley pointing his gun at Robinson in his car as he drives away from the scene, the complaint states.

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This shooting is one of three recent child shootings in Minneapolis that has prompted the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce to partner with Crime Stoppers of Minnesota and offer a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the shooter(s) in this tragic case.

Girl, 9, shot in the head at birthday party in Minneapolis is ‘fighting for her life’
Trinity Ottoson-Smith was struck by a bullet in the head last weekend.

Joe Nelson May 17, 2021

A 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head while playing outside in north Minneapolis continues to fight for her life.

According to an update Monday from her father, Trinity Ottoson-Smith “was innocently playing with some friends at a birthday party when she was senselessly shot by a drive by shooter.”

Minneapolis police said the Saturday shooting happened at approximately 8:32 p.m. on the 2200 block of Llion Avenue North. She was playing on a trampoline when a red, four-door car drove through the alley, with someone from the car opening fire, police said.

Officers arrived at the scene and due to the critical nature of her condition, they didn’t wait for an ambulance, instead rushing her in a squad vehicle to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale.

“Our baby is now fighting for her life in an ICU,” said Raishawn Smith, her father.

“Trinity is our baby… sweet, patience, loving, beautiful little lady. Loved by everyone that has had the chance to meet her. Big brown eyes that could tell no lies. Big bright smile that’ll heal any frown. She is everything to us,” her father wrote in a GoFundMe campaign.

The campaign aims to raise money to “buy her anything she needs to be comfortable.” As of 9 p.m. Monday, the fundraiser had generated just shy of $2,500.

Ottoson-Smith is in an ICU room next to 10-year-old Ladavionne Garret, Jr., according to FOX 9. Garret was struck in the head by a bullet while riding in a vehicle in north Minneapolis on April 30.

Prayer vigils for both children are being held daily at 6 p.m. outside North Memorial.

Another child was shot during an incident in Minneapolis on Monday night, with family saying the 6-year-old girl was struck in the head by a bullet on Monday night. She was one of two people shot during the incident, according to police, and both victims are in critical condition.

Trinity Ottoson-Smith, 9, Dies Days After Stray Bullet Struck Her At North Minneapolis Birthday Party
By WCCO-TV Staff May 27, 2021 at 10:42 pm

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Trinity Ottoson-Smith, the 9-year-old girl who was struck by a stray bullet 12 days ago while jumping on a trampoline at a friend’s birthday party in north Minneapolis, has died from her injuries.

Raishawn Smith, Trinity’s father, told WCCO’s David Schuman that she passed away late Thursday afternoon.

Trinity becomes the second young girl to die from a stray bullet to the head in north Minneapolis in the past eight days. Aniya Allen, 6, died on May 19, two days after she was shot while in her family’s car on the way home from McDonald’s.

On April 30, 10-year-old Ladavionne Garrett Jr. was also shot in the head while sitting in the back seat of his parents’ car, en route to his grandmother’s house in north Minneapolis.

MPD Public Information Officer John Elder said in a Thursday night press conference that Trinity was rushed to the hospital by responding officers in a squad car. He said “several teams of investigators” have been assigned to these three cases, and a “great number of tips” have come in. No one is in custody.

A $30,000 reward fund has been set up by the Minneapolis Regional Chamber in the effort to gather information that leads to arrests in these shootings.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Stoppers anonymous tipline at 1-800-222-8477. Tips can also be submitted online via the Crime Stoppers website.

“Keep sending tips through Crime Stoppers. Help us solve crimes in your community. We have an incredible rate of arrests and charging when the community works with us,” Elder said. “We know full well people know what happened, who did this. Come forward with that info. You can remain anonymous and get a reward.”

Elder says homicides are at more than double what they were at last year, and four times as much as 2019. And shooting victims are “well over” what they were at in 2020.

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Minneapolis Minnesota
Ladavionne Garrett Jr., 10 years old was shot on 30 April 2021 while riding in a car with his mother and father on a visit to North Minneapolis when a gunman opened fire with a bullet striking Ladavionne in the head.  He remains in the hospital. Ladavionne’s GoFundMe

Trinity Ottoson-Smith, 9 was shot on 15 May 2021 in the head while playing on a trampoline at a friend’s birthday party in north Minneapolis. She was taken to North Memorial Hospital in critical condition. The shooter was in a red 4-door Ford vehicle. She died 27 May 2021. Trinity’s GoFundMe

Aniya Allen, 6 was shot 17 May 2021. She was with her mother and had just left a McDonald’s the shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m. on 3500 block of Penn Avenue North, in the city’s Folwell neighborhood. It’s said they were caught in the crossfire between rival gangs. Aniya passed away 19 May 2021. Aniya Allen‘s GoFundMe has been removed!

If you have any information please call the Crime Stoppers anonymous tipline at 1-800-222-8477.  You can also submit an anonymous tips online at the Minnesota Crime Stoppers website.

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