‘Shot to bits’: Prosecutors want upgraded murder charges for officers who shot suspect 75 times

Eric A. Heinze (left) Kristopher L. Hutchens (right) appear in mugshots released by the Fulton County, Georgia Sheriff

Eric A. Heinze (left) Kristopher L. Hutchens (right) appear in mugshots released by the Fulton County, Georgia Sheriff’s Office.

A trio of Donald Trump-appointed federal circuit judges heard Georgia prosecutors’ request to send a murder case back to state court so that two cops accused of shooting Jamarion Robinson 75 times could be charged with additional wrongdoing.

The fatal shooting happened after the Atlanta Police Department issued an arrest warrant for 26-year-old Robinson in August 2016. Robinson allegedly pointed a gun and fired at officers who had been responding to reports that Robinson, an unmedicated schizophrenic, poured gasoline on his mother and her home.

Officers Eric Heinze and Kristopher Hutchens were part of a 16-member U.S. Marshals regional task force searching for Robinson to execute the arrest warrant. The team arrived at Robinson’s girlfriend’s apartment believing Robinson to be inside. They forcibly breached the door and according to reports, Robinson fired two rounds toward the officers, none of whom were injured. Officers responded by firing over 90 rounds into the apartment, and according to a medical examiner’s report, Robinson, who died, sustained 75 bullet wounds.

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