Stockton Shooting Shocking: Family Demands Answers in 19-Year-Old’s Death

Stockton Family Seeks Justice After Police Shooting of Teenager Rocco Robinson

(Stockton, Calif.) – A family in Stockton is plunged into grief and demanding accountability after a police shooting on Tuesday resulted in the death of 19-year-old Rocco Robinson. The incident, which occurred near Doray Court and Pixie Drive, has sparked a multi-agency investigation and left a community searching for answers amidst conflicting narratives.

The family of Robinson gathered at the scene Wednesday, creating a solemn memorial with candles and balloons next to the evidence markers left by investigators. The air was thick with sorrow and disbelief as relatives comforted one another, attempting to process the sudden loss.

“He always tell me he love me,” said a distraught Maria Seymour, Robinson’s aunt. “My mind is still all over the place. I still can’t think straight.” Seymour recounted hearing the gunshots from her home a block away and rushing to the scene, only to be prevented from reaching her nephew. “When I got here, he was already laying there,” she said. “I tried to get to him, but they wouldn’t let me get to him.” Stockton Shooting

According to Seymour, the situation began innocuously. She stated the family was barbecuing and that Robinson was simply sitting in a car with his cousin when officers approached them. “My poor baby. He’s such a good-hearted, like a good kid. I just can’t believe this happened to him,” Seymour added.

In a press release issued late Wednesday, the Stockton Police Department provided a starkly different account of the encounter. Police stated that officers were conducting a “proactive enforcement stop” when they approached a vehicle, which led to a struggle and a subsequent foot chase.

The department released still images from body-worn cameras that, they say, show Robinson fleeing from officers and reaching for a handgun he had dropped. Their official narrative describes a critical sequence of events: “During the foot chase, the suspect dropped a loaded firearm while fleeing. In his attempt to retrieve the weapon, he inadvertently kicked it forward and then ran after it, rearming himself despite repeatedly ignoring commands from the officers. This series of events led to an officer-involved shooting, in which the suspect sustained multiple gunshot wounds.”Stockton Shooting

Police evidence collected at the scene included what they identified as an unserialized “ghost gun” with a round in the chamber, along with two illegal high-capacity magazines—one 31-round magazine with 26 bullets and a fully loaded 17-round magazine.

The tension at the scene following the shooting was captured in a video recorded by a resident of Doray Circle. The footage shows officers forming a skirmish line to hold back an increasingly angry and emotional crowd, highlighting the immediate community impact of the incident.

For Robinson’s mother, who was too distraught to appear on camera, the police explanation offers no solace. “I just can’t accept that, I can’t. There’s no way you could justify shooting my son, like there’s no way,” she asserted, vocalizing a demand for transparency that lies at the heart of the family’s anguish.Stockton Shooting

In accordance with standard protocol, a multi-agency investigation involving the Stockton Police Department, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation, and the California Department of Justice has been launched to conduct an independent review of the shooting. All officers involved have been placed on standard paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

The case underscores the deep divisions and complex realities of police-use-of-force incidents. As the official investigation works to piece together the factual timeline, a family mourns a young man they remember as a “good kid,” their calls for justice echoing through a community waiting for the truth.Stockton Shooting