Canadian tourist shot dead during golf vacation
By Nick Bohr
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SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI (WISN) — Giovanni Robinson, 32, a Canadian tourist, was shot and killed in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, while on a golf vacation to Whistling Straits, leaving his family and police desperate for answers.
Robinson, who went by Mike, was shot on a downtown sidewalk after leaving a restaurant and bar. He was with his brother-in-law and two friends when a single shot was fired from the driver’s seat of a dark SUV, causing him to fall and die moments later.
Family members, speaking from Toronto, shared that Robinson was celebrating a hole-in-one at a bar and restaurant with family and friends before the incident. The shooting occurred just two blocks from the police station.
Police reported, “We have an unknown situation of a subject who was shot and is not conscious, not breathing.” They said a small dark-colored SUV pulled up, the driver fired one shot at Robinson’s group, and then drove off.
“A caring young man, killed for no reason. Was outside on their way back to the hotel and a car shot him. Dead,” his aunt and godmother, Lydia Cirivello, told WISN 12 News Thursday. Police said they have no motive or suspect in custody and are asking for the public’s assistance in solving what is Sheboygan County’s first homicide of 2025.
Adding to the heartbreak for the family, Robinson had recently become a father to his baby daughter, Sara, six weeks ago. “He knew exactly how to take care of her. He was the best dad to her. And now she’s gonna not know him,” his cousin Amanda Modica said Thursday.
The family told WISN 12 News they have no idea what led to the shooting, as they said there was no trouble at the bars and restaurant the group had visited earlier.
This is Sheboygan County’s first homicide of 2025, according to the medical examiner.
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