The teen suspect wanted for shooting two young men outside the Josey homecoming game on Saturday is a Butler High School graduate, according to his Facebook page.
Jamel Robinson, 19, is wanted for critically wounding 19-year-old Michael Lee and grazing 14-year-old Isaiah Lloyd in the shoulder around 5:20 p.m. Saturday. The incident happened after the Josey’s homecoming game against Westside High School at T.W. Josey High School on 15th Street.
Authorities say Lee and an unknown male approached the suspect in the tailgating area of Josey High School, and Robinson pulled a gun and fired two shots. He then fled toward 15th Street and later Essie McIntyre Boulevard.
Lee was struck in the left temple near his eye and the upper back, and he was rushed to Augusta University Medical Center in critical condition. The 14-year-old victim was struck in the shoulder.
According to the sheriff’s office, the shooting followed an apparent altercation.
Robinson is wanted for two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm on school grounds, and weapon possession.
A wanted poster says Robinson should be considered “armed and dangerous.”
Anyone with information concerning this subject, please contact Inv. Britney Moore at (706) 821-4850, or any On-Duty Investigator at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, (706) 821-1020 or (706) 821-1080.
Robinson has no previous criminal arrests, according to county records. A Facebook page for the suspect shows several photos of him from last year as a graduate at Butler High School.
The shootings rocked the homecoming event and causing a debate on the future of football games in the area. Many talked about the horror of the shootings.
“Shooting happened right across from our tent. My daughter was up all night talking about someone got shot and we have to take cover,” one reader said.
“It was Josey’s Homecoming,” another said. “Supposed to be a great night for the kids. Smh.”
