Brian Robinson, rookie running back for the Washington Commanders, was shot several times in Washington, DC, during an alleged robbery, according to local police sources.
The person in charge of making the news known was Dustin Sternbeck, director of communications for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, assuring that the event occurred around 6: 00 PM local time.
Apparently, the authorities responded to an emergency call and when they arrived at the scene they located Robinson with “a couple of gunshot wounds to the lower extremities”, as revealed by Sternbeck himself.
Said wounds “do not endanger his life,” the head of the police force announced in the same way.
Later, he was taken to a nearby hospital where Washington Commanders co-owners Dan and Tanya Snyder, currency president Jason Wright and coach Ron Rivera, among others, did act of presence to know the state of health of the player.
Sternbeck also reported that two possible perpetrators of the act were captured and also a firearm a few meters from the crime scene; The motive for the incident has not yet been determined, but they speculate that there was an attempted armed robbery against Robinson or he was a victim of carjacking.
It remains to be seen how long he will be out of the grounds due because the bullet wounds were in his legs.
The runner was He was recently selected in the third round of the draft out of the University of Alabama and according to the team’s coaches, he stands out with his runs inside and his power and consistency on the floor.