The 20-year-old suspect, DPree Shareef Robinson, was sentenced to 37 years in prison after fatally shooting a Minnesota girl. DPree Shareef Robinson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
DPree Shareef Robinson Fatally Shoots Trinity Ottoson-Smith
Trinity Ottoson-Smith, the nine-year-old Minnesota girl, was shot and killed by DPree Shareef Robinson while she was playing and jumping on a trampoline. According to AP News, DPree Shareef Robinson was involved in a gang-related shooting when he killed the Minnesota girl.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said that the trampoline was in line with the shooting where DPree Shareef Robinson accidentally shot and killed the nine-year-old girl.
“Mr. Robinson was intent on killing that sunny, spring day and that is what he did. We cannot allow the killing to continue, we all must do more to end the violence,” said Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, as quoted by Patch.
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DPree Shareef Robinson Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison
After killing Trinity in May 2021, DPree Shareef Robinson pleaded guilty to murder in February 2022, then withdrew the plea saying that he was medicated. However, the judge denied his request.
KARE 11 reported that DPree Shareef Robinson claims that he is innocent but a judge declined his request to withdraw the plea.
Now, Dpree Shareef Robinson is facing a sentence of 37 years of prison for the murder of the innocent Trinity Ottoson-Smith and her family is heavily mourning due to her tragic and sudden death.