Nationwide — Diamon-Mazairre Robinson, a 39-year-old Texas man who served as a safety guard for Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, was shot and killed by Dallas SWAT officers after a standoff. He had a prison historical past and was underneath federal investigation for impersonating legislation enforcement.
Robinson, who used the alias Mike King, labored on Crockett’s safety group and her current Senate marketing campaign. Police stated he fled right into a hospital parking storage on Wednesday evening, barricaded himself in a automobile, and ignored officers’ orders. Tear fuel pressured him out, however he then brandished a stolen firearm, prompting SWAT to shoot him.
Based on CBS Information, the Dallas Police Division stated Robinson was driving a GMC Yukon with stolen authorities license plates, triggering a manhunt. Officers recovered 11 weapons from him, together with the one used within the standoff.
Robinson’s report reveals a number of arrests between 2009 and 2017 for theft and different expenses in Dallas, Duncanville, Irving, and by the Texas Division of Public Security. Regardless of convictions and probation, he reinvented himself as Mike King and have become a distinguished safety officer for Crockett whereas additionally operating Off Responsibility Police Companies, an organization inserting officers in off-duty jobs.
Sources say he claimed to be a U.S. Capitol Police detective and oversaw safety groups at occasions, inns, and his church, drawing the eye of federal investigators. He additionally drove a duplicate undercover police automobile and marketed safety work for high-profile occasions, together with the FIFA World Cup in Dallas-Fort Value.
Paperwork present Crockett’s workplace paid him for safety providers, although specifics about his hiring and wage are unclear. The workplace confirmed all protocols have been adopted and that Robinson by no means endangered the group.
In a press release, Crockett expressed grief over his demise and the “misplaced good that might have come from his redemption,” emphasizing her perception in second possibilities. She stated Robinson had “labored diligently, coordinated with native legislation enforcement, and maintained constructive relationships all through the group.”
