A woman accused of firing multiple rounds at police officers who were trying to check on her mental health has been charged with the attempted murder of eight officers during a standoff on Key Boulevard.
Prosecutors have charged Jasmine Robinson, 39, with 19 felonies, including shooting into a vehicle and discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, related to the Sept. 3 shooting that forced residents of the Richmond-El Cerrito neighborhood to shelter-in-place for nearly four hours.
Robinson, who surrendered after a SWAT team deployed chemical agents, is being held on $10.4 million bail at the West County jail in Richmond, according to Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office jail records. She is expected to be arraigned Thursday afternoon at the Contra Costa County Superior Court in Martinez.
Police say Officer Justin Church was struck by gunfire right as he arrived at the apartment complex around 6:45 p.m. on Sept. 3 in the 2200 block of Key Boulevard near Macdonald Avenue.
Contra Costa County’s A3 mental health responders had called Richmond police to help them check on Robinson.
In total, police said that more than 30 rounds were discharged from a Romarm/Cugir Draco-C rifle, striking nearby homes and vehicles. No other injuries were reported, though police said an officer was inside a patrol car that was hit.
According to sources close to the investigation, Robinson was arrested just after 9 p.m. after a “brief” chase on foot. She apparently had run out of ammunition.
The officer who was injured, Church, is a 25-year law enforcement veteran. He was released from the hospital on Friday, according to police, and is expected to fully recover.
