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Published: 2010-01-06 10:24:00
Updated: 2010-01-06 10:24:00

Posted: January 6, 2010

Rocky Mount mall shooting suspect surrenders to police

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Rocky Mount, N.C. — An 18-year-old man accused of shooting inside Golden East Crossing Mall, at 1100 N. Wesleyan Blvd., in December turned himself in to Rocky Mount police on Wednesday.

Authorities charged Risheem Robinson, of Jarrett Drive, with four counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. They placed him in the Nash County Jail under a $100,000 secured bond.

Robinson shot at three young men – ages 16, 15 and 14 – in the mall's common area near the entrance to Best Buy, Rocky Mount police Capt. Laura Fahnestock said. No one was injured, but a wall and glass doors were damaged.

Police arrested the 16-year-old, Murray Chamberlain, and the 14-year-old, whose name was not released. The 15-year-old was released after questioning. Police charged Chamberlain and the 14-year-old with resist, obstruct or delay.

An off-duty officer working at the mall first reported the shooting.

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The crime there is spilling over into the county. They just come out here where it takes even longer for police to show up. Lots of breakins while people are at work... Rocky Mount is too far gone. RBC left because nobody would move here to work. Why people keep electing the same bunch as leaders I'll never know
cbfx3
January 6, 2010 6:30 p.m.
to dontlookback i have lived in and around the rocky mount area for nearly 40yrs. i used to run a business in rocky mount as well. i was the victum of an armed robery aug. 2008. crime and the public utilites in rocky mount have run amuck. it is time the said leaders get off their high horses and do something about it. moral in the rmpd is at an all time low.yes, i have a relative that works for rmpd. not a leo though. i also have several friends that work there to and say the samething. people have been going to city council meetings,speaking out and still nothing is getting done. so maybe if there is enough bad publicity about the sky rocketing crime rate and the price of public utilities, then maybe someone would step up and work for the citizens of rocky mount.i am so glad that i live out in nash county. there is no way they could annex my area. i live 13 miles away. close enough and far enough away from rocky mount.
Click to view my profile hank5049
January 6, 2010 6:19 p.m.
"Have you noticed that rocky Mount has really been in the news? No need to clean up there it's being taken care of"

I am so sick and tired of reading peoples snide remarks about Rocky Mount - if you can't be a part of the solution and offer positive comments, keep you snide remarks to yourself. And just FYI, there is a FB page dedicated to stopping the violence in RM - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=232548384785

Why don't you join and try HELPING instead of making your lame jokes?
dontlookback
January 6, 2010 4:44 p.m.
This is a perfect example of bad parenting. Poor kids, no supervision at all.
Click to view my profile tinkytink1979
January 6, 2010 3:29 p.m.
what good would the naacp do? the president of the rocky mount chapter is on the city council, andre knight. now you talk about a conflict of interest. the naacp is just like the kkk. blacks hating whites and whites hating blacks.
Click to view my profile hank5049
January 6, 2010 2:37 p.m.
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