'He should have got off me': 17-year-old shot and killed while trying to break up argument between adults, deputies say

A Florida antheral is down bars for shooting and killing a teen who tried to interruption up an argument, constabulary successful the Sunshine State say.

Trenton Robinson, 24, stands accused of second-degree murder with a firearm, according to Palm Beach County tribunal records.

The incidental occurred connected Dec. 28 astatine a residence connected Northwest Ninth Avenue successful Boynton Beach – a medium-sized metropolis that is portion of the broader Miami metro area.

Late that morning, constabulary arrived successful effect to a shooting, according to a probable origin affidavit obtained by Law&Crime.

Upon arrival, deputies recovered Josiah Jones, 17, suffering from a gunshot coiled to his abdomen. Paramedics rushed him to Delray Medical Center, wherever helium died from his injuries.

Investigators determined Robinson was picking up his toddler lad from his mother's house, constabulary said. During the exchange, the parent and begetter began arguing. As the statement escalated, the 17-year-old "attempted to separate" the adults, according to the affidavit.

In the process, Robinson and the teen "grabbed a clasp of 1 another," according to the charging document. The brace "ended up connected a furniture inactive holding 1 different and that is erstwhile Josiah was shot."

Police accidental Robinson was taken into custody determination and "spontaneously uttered" an admittance of sorts: "I f–d up. It was an accident."

Detectives besides interviewed the parent of the slain boy, who said she overheard her girl and the suspect arguing and asked Josiah to spell downstairs and abstracted them. The pistillate said she past went downstairs herself, heard a "pop," and saw her lad autumn to the ground. Josiah's parent adjacent recalled her girl saying: "You conscionable changeable my brother."

Investigators besides spoke with the sister of the victim. She said Robinson came to prime up his lad erstwhile they began arguing. The sister said the statement "ended up getting large but not physical."

She said Josiah got successful betwixt her and Robinson and that her member grabbed the defendant. As the 2 fell connected the bed, Josiah allegedly held Robinson successful a "bear hug," according to the charging document.

The sister relayed the last moments arsenic follows:

[Robinson] was trying to get up and saying, "get disconnected me." [Robinson] past removed a weapon from his pouch and changeable Josiah successful the stomach. [The sister] stated that [Robinson] and Josiah were grabbing connected to each different and not physically warring oregon punching each other. After the shooting, [Robinson] stated, "he should person got disconnected me."

Police interviewed a 2nd sister who offered overmuch the aforesaid relationship of the day. She said she was the 1 who took the toddler retired of the country during the statement and heard the shooting but did not spot what happened, according to the affidavit.

The defendant, for his part, insisted the shooting was accidental successful a custodial interrogation aft being Mirandized.

"[Robinson] stated helium was trying to region the weapon from his sweatshirt pouch due to the fact that helium did not privation to sprout himself," the affidavit reads. "While helium removed the weapon it went disconnected accidentally. [Robinson] stated that the firearm was successful his sweatshirt pouch and was not holstered."

Police besides noted that Robinson – successful 911 telephone audio and astatine the country of the transgression – repeatedly said the shooting was an "accident."

In a follow-up interview, the toddler's parent reiterated that Josiah and Robinson "were not engaged successful a carnal combat and it did not look that Josiah was hurting [Robinson] successful immoderate way," according to the affidavit. She further said, "There was nary crushed for [Robinson] to propulsion his weapon out."

The suspect is being detained successful the Palm Beach County Jail without bond. He is slated to look successful tribunal connected Feb. 26, 2026.