Who Is Dpree Shareef Robinson, 19? Man Charged With Trinity Ottoson-Smith's Shooting Death

Publish date: 2024-04-03

A 19-year-old Dpree Shareef Robinson has been charged with the second-degree murder of 9-year-old Trinity Ottoson-Smith. The Hennepin County Court on Tuesday ordered the charges. 

Robinson was apprehended without incident at his Minneapolis residence and taken into Hennepin County Jail.

Trinity Ottoson-Smith, of Minneapolis was hit by a stray bullet while jumping on a trampoline at a friend's birthday party on May 15.

Trinity died in the hospital 12 days later due to her injuries.

Who Is Dpree Shareef Robinson Arrested? Wikipedia Explored

Dpree Shareef Robinson was arrested and charged with the second-degree murder of Trinity Ottoson-Smith on Tuesday. 

He is a 19-year-old teen living in Minneapolis. 

Investigators initially linked Robinson to Ottoson-shooting Smith through the suspect vehicle.

The security footage captured Robinson's vehicle.

The video depicts the drive-by shooting that murdered Ottoson-Smith as retaliation from someone at the house where she was shot.

Police learned Robinson purchased the suspect vehicle, a 2014 Ford Fusion, three days before the incident.

Criminal Complaint for alleged shooter of 9yo Trinity Ottoson-Smith-Smith. Heartbreaking — and it’s very clear now several people knew this guy was the shooter right after the killing, and didn’t come forward. pic.twitter.com/hs1S24rAPW

— Karen Scullin FOX9 (@kscullinfox9) February 24, 2022

The car has yet to be discovered. According to the complaint, Robinson's cellphone records reveal he was in the same area as the vehicle on the day of the shooting.

Robinson has marketed himself as a Black Disciples group on his social media profiles.

He had been making threats to a rival group on social media.

Who Are Trinity Ottoson-Smith Parents?

Trinity Ottoson-Smith's father Raishawn Smith and grandfather Randy Ottoson were gathered to witness the sentencing in court. 

Trinity was the second child to be killed in the gunfire the last spring.

Parents around Hennepin County are scared to let their children play outside after the incident was witnessed. 

Prosecutors in Hennepin County say Dpree Shareef attempted to shoot at three individuals on a north Minneapolis porch last May. 

Instead, he killed 9-year-old Trinity Ottoson-Smith, caught in the crossfire while playing on a trampoline outside the house.

Dpree Robinson has been charged with one count of intentional second-degree murder related to her murder.

“The whole city should be celebrating” - activist K. G. Wilson. He’s speaking out after police say they’ve arrested a 19YO in the 2021 killing of 9YO Trinity Ottoson-Smith.

This gives him hope that police will catch the person who killed his 6YO granddaughter Aniya Allen. @FOX9 pic.twitter.com/sh5x4IDK0O

— Vanshay Murdock (@VanshayM) February 23, 2022

According to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office, search warrants on Robinson's social media accounts revealed that he portrayed himself as an "active shooter" for a local street gang.

A break in the investigation occurred in February when an acquaintance of Robinson's informed that Robinson admitted to being involved in a shooting with rival gang members.

Robinson informed a friend he ran into the next day that a girl had been shot, and he was "perplexed." Robinson wasn't sure if it was them or if it was him.

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