Officers Shot Jamarion Robinson 59 Times. Years Later, His Mother Fights for Justice.

Monteria Robinson and other local activists gathered at the West End Mall on Tuesday to raise awareness about her continued fight for justice after her son was gunned down by a federal task force in East Point nearly nine years ago.

Jamarion Robinson’s 2016 killing gained national attention due to claims of excessive force by law enforcement agents and officers’ failure to wear body cameras during the raid.

While the criminal case, which has yet to go to trial, has faced major delays, Robinson said she discovered earlier this month that the civil lawsuit she filed against six of the officers involved in the shooting was closed in June 2024 after the 11th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that she was not entitled to financial compensation.

“I wake up so angry, my anxiety is so high, my heart is racing because I’m just like, I can’t believe this,” Robinson told Capital B Atlanta on Tuesday.

Jamarion was killed on Aug. 5, 2016, by members of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force — a multi-agency unit led by U.S. Marshals — who forcibly entered his girlfriend’s apartment to serve a warrant for his arrest on charges of attempted arson and aggravated assault of a police officer.

According to a Georgia Bureau of Investigation report, Jamarion, who was 26 at his time of death, fired three shots after law enforcement entered the residence. The officers, some of whom wielded automatic weapons, shot and killed the former Clark Atlanta University student, whose autopsy tallied 59 entry bullet wounds and 17 exit wounds.

Jamarion had recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia, a fact Robinson says law enforcement should have known because she called police while her son was having an episode a few weeks prior.

“Imagine being in the house alone and someone bust the door open — imagine how he felt during that very moment,” Robinson said. “110 shots were fired at my son; there were 76 bullet holes in his body.”

A private investigation commissioned by the family revealed that there were bullet holes in the floor near where Jamarion was shot, indicating that someone had fired at him while standing above his body.

The Marshals Service did not respond to a request for comment as of press time.

U.S. Marshal Eric Heinze and Kristopher Hutchens, a Clayton County police officer, were indicted by a grand jury in October 2021 on charges of felony murder, burglary, aggravated assault and making false statements. A third officer who was due to face charges stemming from the shooting died of cancer before he could be indicted.

Heinze and Hutchens filed a motion to dismiss the case, which was heard in December but has not yet been ruled on by a judge. It marks the first time a U.S. Marshal has faced criminal charges for a fatal shooting while on duty.

In the aftermath of the shooting, former Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard attempted to investigate the incident but said his office was being blocked by the U.S. Marshal’s office from interviewing the officers who participated in the raid.

Howard filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice in 2018, alleging the agency refused to turn over documents related to the shooting. In the lawsuit, Howard also disputes the claim that Jamarion fired his weapon at police officers, insisting that the weapon was previously damaged and made inoperable.

Robinson continues to fight for justice and hopes the officers responsible for her son’s death will be held accountable.

“My son was killed in 2016,” Robinson said. “It’s 2025. Why am I still here?”

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