Sheboygan Man Charged in Shooting Death of Canadian father, Bail Set at $2 Million
SHEBOYGAN โคFALLS, Wis. – A Sheboygan man has been charged with โfirst-degreeโ intentional homicide in connection โwith theโ shooting death of Giovanni “Mike” Robinson, a 32-year-old Canadian man and father of a 6-week-old daughter. Bail was set at $2 million during a court appearance Monday.
According to a criminal complaint, authorities allege that Cruz Burgos, 30, shot Robinson following an encounter on Highway 23 near Sheboygan Falls on Wednesday evening. Burgos reportedly told investigators he made a U-turn andโ drove past the group Robinsonโข was โคwith, but stated everything appearedโ fine and he โคdid not witness anyone firing upon them.
The โcomplaint details that โBurgos had previouslyโข been advised by a โฃflorida court in โฃ2019 that he could not obtain a firearm due to a domestic incident.He stated to investigators he no โคlonger possessed any firearms.
Giovanni “Mike” Robinson, originally from Stouffville,โ ontario,โข had been livingโ in Pennsylvania with his wife, Rachel, and their daughter, Farrah. He wasโฃ described by family as a devoted father and family man. “He wasโข a true family man,โ always making sure to spend every โspare second that he could withโค them,” his cousin, Daniella Apostolakos, wrote on a GoFundMe page established to support Robinson’s family. “Even when he couldn’t beโฃ around physically, he โฃwould make sure he was there throughโ FaceTimeโฆ Nothing filled a roomโฃ like his smile and swift wit.”
As of monday, the โขGoFundMe campaign had raised over $230,000 CDN (approximately $163,500 USD).
Robinson’s hockey career included playing for the Niagaraโ IceDogs from 2012 to โ2014 and five seasons at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, concluding with a year of professionalโ play in Europe.
“We are heartbroken for Mike and his family,” said niagara IceDogs owner Darren DeDobbelaerโข in a statement. “This is a senseless โact of violenceโฆ Once an IceDog,โ always an IceDog.”
Cruz Burgos is scheduled โฃfor a preliminary hearing in the case.