Thursday, March 28, 2024

Man Who Shot and Killed Facebook Live Broadcaster Turns Himself in

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Prentis Robinson

*Another person has been shot dead while streaming on the Facebook Live service. On top of that, the incident went down just a block or so from a police station in Wingate, NC (about 30 miles from Charlotte).

The man who was killed, Prentis Robinson (55),was described as an elder musician who had gained a reputation for helping to bring down local drug dealers.

Just minutes before the shooting, Robinson’s viewers saw him go to the Wingate Police Department and speak with the chief about a cellphone that had been stolen from him.

After the police station visit, Robinson then headed off, but before he could get very far, a man who had apparently cut across a field to approach him comes into the frame.

“You on live,” he repeated to the suspect, who was later identified as 65-year-old Douglas Colson. At least four shots could be heard firing off at Robinson as he stumbled to the ground with his camera extended out on a selfie stick.

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Douglas Colson

Facebook took down the video because “the company could not have known if Robinson wanted this horrific act to be live streamed on social media,” NBC News reported.

An arrest warrant was immediately put out for Colson, and by 9am on Tuesday he had turned himself in. An investigation into a possible motive for the shooting is ongoing, but what is speculated is that Robinson may have made a few enemies in recent times. In much the manner he used social media to record his comings and goings in the moments leading to his death, he was apparently known for exposing those committing drug-related offenses in the community.

Just as the suspect reported to have been Colson came upon Robinson, the victim had made mention of his intentions to move away from the Charlotte area and possibly go to Atlanta.

Colson is facing first-degree murder and is being held without bond.

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