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Man sentenced to 22+ years for double murder at Detroit Marathon station

2 people were killed and 2 were injured in the July 2025 attack

Jaylen Lee Robinson (WDIV)

DETROIT – A Hazel Park man will spend decades behind bars for his role in a deadly shooting at a Detroit gas station.

The shooting happened at a Marathon on Puritan Avenue on July 28, 2025. Two people -- 34-year-old Maria Jenkins and 32-year-old Martin Clay -- were killed and two women were injured.

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Police believe Jaylen Lee Robinson got into an argument with Clay before shooting him and Jenkins multiple times.

Robinson was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of assault with intent to murder, four counts of felony firearm and one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. He was denied bond and remanded to jail.

Robinson would later plead guilty to the two murder charges.

On Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, Robinson was sentenced to 22 years, 6 months to 40 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections.