Posted on 08/29/2022 5:33:01 AM PDT by Red Badger
Brian Robinson Jr., rookie running back for the Washington Commanders (formerly the Redskins) NFL football team, was shot and wounded in a carjacking attempt in the revitalized H Street corridor in Northeast Washington, D.C. late Sunday afternoon. Robinson, from Alabama, who has been rumored to be named a starter for the Commanders after an impressive preseason, suffered non-life threatening wounds after being hit twice, according to reports.
The carjacking attempt took place in the 1000 block of H Street Northeast, across from a Ben’s Chili Bowl restaurant before 6 p.m. D.C. police say they are looking for two young Black males. Robinson is also Black. He was driving a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat.
Share Tweet Gab Share TelegramTelegram GettrGettr Email Washington Commanders Football Player Shot in Carjacking Attempt in Broad Daylight in DC By Kristinn Taylor Published August 29, 2022 at 1:27am 343 Comments Share Tweet Gab Share Telegram Telegram Gettr Gettr Brian Robinson Jr., rookie running back for the Washington Commanders (formerly the Redskins) NFL football team, was shot and wounded in a carjacking attempt in the revitalized H Street corridor in Northeast Washington, D.C. late Sunday afternoon. Robinson, from Alabama, who has been rumored to be named a starter for the Commanders after an impressive preseason, suffered non-life threatening wounds after being hit twice, according to reports.
The carjacking attempt took place in the 1000 block of H Street Northeast, across from a Ben’s Chili Bowl restaurant before 6 p.m. D.C. police say they are looking for two young Black males. Robinson is also Black. He was driving a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat.
Brian Robinson, image via Washington Commanders.
Early video from the crime scene by WRC-TV’s Mauricio Casillas taken tow hours after the shooting shows a sunny Sunday summer evening.
D.C. Police, “Alert: Shooting Investigation in the 1000 block of H Street NE. Lookout for two black juvenile males with shoulder length dreads, medium complexion, wearing a black or brown shirt with yellow smiley faces on it.
Actually the Washington Football Team, was starting to grow on me, they should have just kept it.
**I drive a 2001 VW Golf. 55K miles.**
Deceptive, from a used car buyer standpoint. 21 winter seasons of warmups probably would equate to at least another 20k on the engine. And 21 winters of WI road salt..... :(
(lol). I know what NW IL road salt did to my cars and pickups from ‘70 to 2016. (Been in TN since ‘16)
If he was a “Redskin” would this be a “hate crime”? Fair question ...
Only whitey can perpetuate hate crimes my friend.
Roger that. Still on my first cup out here I forgot that essential detail. Cheers!
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The player’s name nickname is B’Rob, he is a good kid from Tuscaloosa, close to the University of Alabama. Hope he gets well soon. RTR
Taken down in the prime of life by rampaging Klansmen... /s
In DC, NE is not as bad as SE, believe it or not. Really doesn’t matter where you are in that town, you’re still surrounded by criminals - some are just in the Capitol or the White House.
I only drive her in the Summer months. She can’t get up the hill to our house if it’s the least bit icy.
I have a truck for Winter driving.
But, yes, cars take a beating in Wisconsin. This one has had a relatively plush life. She was always in a garage and my Step-Mom only took her out to Church and then the Beer Depot (Liquor Store) once a week.
C’mon, Man! It’s Wisconsin! Beep! Beep! :)
Everything I have read here doesn't clearly say which side of a carjacking he was on, perpetrator or victim. And they call this "news reporting"?
Summer of 74 I bought a 71 Mustang. By the time I traded it in (summer 76) it had stage 4 salt ‘cancer’. But it was driven year round.
The Washington Carjackers would have been a better name than the Washington Commanders, but maybe too many people would get them confused with Congress.
Black lives matter, except to anyone when it’s black on black crime.
Black lives matter, except to other blacks....................
Finding out in a few paragraphs buried a into the story, is too much work for headline readers. That, and previous stories about more than a few NFL bad actors committing serious crimes, could leave a reader wondering.
Where the elite meet to eat...
Shocking?
Normal?
To decide your vote, go down and spend a few hours there...
Just asking for trouble IMO.
Why would a woman walk unescorted from the restaurant to her car while wearing an appealing outfit?
Just asking for trouble?
Agree. A protest against the forced re-naming of the team — just don’t pick a new name. You can make me drop the name “Redskin,” but I don’t have to pick a new name. The fans will continue to think in terms of the old name. And with the popularity of throwback sports paraphernalia and jerseys...
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