Trio sentenced in Holly Hills neighborhood homicide
July 8, 2026

Fox 2 News – Three men were sentenced Wednesday in St. Louis Circuit Court after agreeing to plead guilty to a fatal shooting outside laundromat in the city's Holly Hills neighborhood.


According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's probable cause statements, the murder occurred on Jan. 18, 2024, in the 5200 block of South Grand Boulevard near Walsh Street.


Police found the victim, Rion Robinson, the following morning next to a laundromat. Robinson, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers didn't see any obvious signs of trauma. However, the medical examiner determined Robinson had been shot in the torso and thigh.


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For Immediate Release

For more information contact:

Amber Raub

Public Information Officer

St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office

rauba@stlouiscao.org

314-589-6233 (office)

314-312-9912 (cell)

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