DETROIT – A man is facing a weapon charge as the investigation continues to find the suspect who killed a man and injured a child in a shooting on Detroit’s west side.
Robert Irvin is facing a federal charge of felon in possession of a firearm.
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A criminal complaint, filed by a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), was unsealed on June 29, detailing how investigators found that Irvin was allegedly possessing a weapon.
Background
A man was killed, and a child was injured after a shooting in Detroit. The victims were cousins, according to police.
The shooting happened on Burgess near Outer Drive W and Lyndon Street just after 9:30 p.m. on June 24.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.
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Police search home
During the investigation to find a suspect in the shooting, police executed a search warrant at a home in the 20000 block of Plymouth Road in Detroit on June 26.
Irvin was in the home during the search and was detained. According to the criminal complaint, officers recovered multiple items, including Irvin’s phone.
Later that day, Irvin was interviewed by detectives about the homicide. Irvin gave the detective consent to search his phone during the interview.
On June 27, police found a video of what appeared to be Irvin holding an AR-style rifle.
Based on the cellular extraction, the video was created on April 21, 2026, around 5:50 p.m., and was deleted on June 25, 2026.
Police also found a photo of a Radical Firearms, model RF-15, multi-caliber rifle that was taken on June 24, 2026, at around 4:51 p.m. Investigators determined Irvin took the photo based on the phone’s location at the time it was taken.
According to an ATF special agent in the criminal complaint, the rifle seen in the video and photo is capable of shooting 5.56 caliber ammunition, noting that the same caliber of shell casings were recovered from the scene of the shooting on June 24.
On June 28, an ATF special agent traced the rifle and determined that the gun was originally purchased in 2022 in Eastpointe from someone who was not Irvin. Officials also found that the gun was manufactured outside the State of Michigan.
Criminal history
According to the criminal complaint, Irvin has a history of criminal activity.
On March 12, 2013, Irvin was convicted of carjacking, third-degree police officer fleeing and felony firearm. On May 2, 2014, he was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Another charged
Federal prosecutors also filed a criminal complaint against 32-year-old Lonnie Moore, a convicted felon, accusing him of possessing a firearm.
According to court documents, Moore allegedly FaceTimed a witness just hours before the shooting in Detroit and threatened to kill the victims if his chain wasn’t returned within 24 hours.
Agents tied social media posts and the alleged FaceTime threat to Moore.