MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Court records show a man has been indicted for murder in the shooting death and attempted carjacking of a Castalia Heights man on June 17, 2023.
According to Memphis Police, 20-year-old Daniel Robinson and a 17-year-old teen boy were arrested June 22, 2023, and originally charged with first degree murder, carjacking and attempted carjacking, among other crimes, for their involvement in the shooting death of a 53-year-old man in Castalia Heights.
Court records show Robinson was indicted on charges of murder, aggravated assault and robbery, and theft in March 2024.
On Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 1:07 am, MPD officers responded to a shooting in the 1800 block of Cloverdale where the man was pronounced dead on the scene. They said the man was killed in a robbery attempt.
Investigators located a video that showed two men approaching the victim's Nissan Maxima from the rear, one on either side. As he tried to drive off, the suspects fired shots striking and killing the victim. The suspects had white ski masks on. Investigators determined that the same suspects were involved in a hit-and-run accident at Barksdale and South Parkway while occupying a stolen Hyundai Sonata. This occurred just before the shooting.
After the shooting, the two suspects approached another man at 2017 North Diane Circle, MPD said. They carjacked his 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. The Tahoe was located abandoned at Cottonwood and Emerald.
Both were found and arrested on Thursday after Memphis Police's Violent Crimes Unit developed Robinson and the teen as suspects in the shooting.
Robinson has been indicted for carjacking in both the North Diane Circle incident and a previous carjacking in 2022. He was also indicted on drug charges in April 2024. He is being held in the Shelby County Jail without bond, while the teen is being held in the juvenile court system.