Shooter acquitted, must undergo psychiatric care

A judge has ordered Kailua Village shooter Raymond Lee Robinson to obtain mental health treatment.

Robinson was acquitted this week of 10 charges stemming from a rampage April 5 in which he fired 28 rounds from a rifle and two handguns into the air in the parking lot of King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel.

In a stipulated facts trial before Judge Ronald Ibarra, Robinson did not contest police and witness accounts of him speeding into the resort parking lot, then swinging his Camaro sideways, stopping and opening fire. Police were able to apprehend Robinson without injury. Investigating officers recovered two handguns and a rifle at the scene.

In a ruling Tuesday that took into account reports from three mental health professionals, Ibarra ordered a conditional release in which Robinson, 39, must obtain psychiatric care and treatment, reside in a group or care home, take all prescribed medications and report to a parole officer. Robinson must also undergo drug and alcohol treatment and may not possess a firearm or ammunition, among other terms.

Details on Robinson’s condition were not available because of the confidential nature of doctor’s reports.

Just prior to the incident, police were called to Robinson’s Kakahiaka Street apartment, where they recovered a 9 mm pistol and found gunshot damage to the floor, ceiling and bathroom, according to police testimony.

Robinson faced charges of first degree terroristic threatening, first degree reckless endangering, second degree reckless endangering, reckless driving, criminal property damage and five firearms charges.