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17-year-old charged as adult in Denver attempted homicide

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The Denver District Attorney’s Office charged a 17-year-old as an adult in the attempted homicide of a 52-year-old woman in late March.

On March 27, Denver police officers responded to a shooting at an address near the intersection of East 56th Avenue and North Dallas Street, according to the arrest affidavit. 

The victim, a 52-year-old woman, was shot in the head and transported to a local hospital. She survived her injuries, according to the affidavit.

Evidence led police to arrest Jaycin Robinson, who was 17 at the time of the alleged crime, which happened two days before his 18th birthday. The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Robinson would be charged as an adult. 

Surveillance footage shows the victim pulling up to the warehouse at the address, getting out of her vehicle and walking toward the back door where employees went in and out for breaks. 

The footage then shows the suspect walking up behind her, confronting her at gunpoint, firing two shots and running away through the parking lot, according to the affidavit. 

The victim said he approached her, told her to give him all her things and, when she said she didn’t have anything, grabbed her backpack and shot her. 

Witnesses in the building heard the gunshots and saw the suspect drop the gun as he ran, according to the affidavit. He then came back to pick the gun up and continued running. 

Officers found the vehicle the suspect was driving abandoned and found that it was reported stolen out of Colorado Springs on March 22, according to the affidavit. 

Detectives linked the crime to Robinson using fingerprints pulled from an empty bag of chips and cup in the stolen vehicle, according to the affidavit. 

Robinson also had an active felony arrest warrant for escaping the Colorado Division of Youth Services, according to the affidavit.

  • Attempted murder (two counts)
  • First-degree assault causing serious bodily injury (one count)
  • Aggravated motor vehicle theft (one count)
  • Possessing a weapon as a previous juvenile offender (five counts)

Robinson’s next court date is scheduled for April 13.

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