Canadian Tourist Killed in Sheboygan Falls Drive-By Shooting After Golf Celebration
SHEBOYGAN
FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A 32-year-old Canadian father visiting Wisconsin for
a golf trip was fatally shot in a drive-by incident early Wednesday
after celebrating his first hole-in-one, authorities said, prompting a
swift arrest and charges against a local DoorDash driver accused of
firing over a fare dispute.
Your $8 monthly partner pledge helps us grow ►
Giovanni Michael "Mike" Robinson, originally from Stouffville, Ontario, but living in Pennsylvania, was found suffering from a single gunshot wound around 12:08 a.m. in the 600 block of Monroe Street, near the Sheboygan River in downtown Sheboygan Falls. Officers provided lifesaving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Robinson had spent Tuesday playing at the renowned Whistling Straits Golf Course, where he achieved the career milestone on a par-3 hole. He later dined with friends and in-laws before heading to Falls Tap, a nearby bar, for drinks. Surveillance video captured the group briefly interacting with a man in a small, dark-colored SUV outside the tavern. According to a criminal complaint, the victim and his companions had approached the driver — later identified as Luis E. Cruz Burgos, 35, of Sheboygan — seeking a cash ride back to their hotel in Kohler. Negotiations broke down when the group balked at the quoted price and opted to walk, prompting complaints about the cost as they departed.
Prosecutors allege Cruz Burgos then followed the group in his black SUV, pulled alongside them on Monroe Street and fired a single shot from the driver's side window, striking Robinson in the torso. The vehicle fled eastbound. Sheboygan Falls police identified the suspect through video evidence, license plate readers and witness tips, executing a search warrant at his Sheboygan residence on Friday. Cruz Burgos was arrested without incident and charged Monday with first-degree reckless homicide, a felony carrying up to 60 years in prison. He made an initial court appearance Tuesday, where bail was set at $500,000 cash; he remains jailed.
The shooting, in a tight-knit community of about 8,000 residents, shocked locals unaccustomed to such violence. "It was just a regular Tuesday night," Robinson's brother, Jacob, said from Toronto, describing the family's devastation. Robinson, a former Ontario Junior Hockey League player known for his "zest for life," had married in 2022 and welcomed a daughter just six weeks before the trip. A GoFundMe has raised over $100,000 to support his wife and infant amid funeral costs and travel to repatriate his body to Canada.
Family members, including Robinson's cousin Daniella Apostolakos, have called for justice, with some traveling to Wisconsin to assist investigators. "Mike was a gentleman, a loving husband and new dad," Jacob said. "We're heartbroken but determined to see accountability." A growing memorial of flowers, solar lamps and golf balls has formed near the site, where residents like Kirsten Beaumont — whose uncle was killed in a similar unsolved shooting in 1981 — have left tributes.
Sheboygan Falls police, who closed Monroe Street for hours during the probe, described the incident as targeted with no broader threat. A news conference is planned this week for further updates. The Ontario Junior Hockey League issued a statement mourning its alumnus, and Robinson's employer, TIGS, remembered him as a "wonderful" colleague who frequently golfed in the U.S.
Aggregated from the following sources:
**Canadian family mourns man killed in Wisconsin before sister's wedding** | [https://www.wisn.com/article/canadian-family-mourns-man-killed-in-wisconsin/68082719](https://www.wisn.com/article/canadian-family-mourns-man-killed-in-wisconsin/68082719)
**Canadian man shot and killed in Sheboygan Falls while visiting for golf trip, family says** | [https://www.tmj4.com/news/sheboygan-county/sheboygan-falls-police-close-part-of-monroe-street-due-to-critical-incident](https://www.tmj4.com/news/sheboygan-county/sheboygan-falls-police-close-part-of-monroe-street-due-to-critical-incident)
**Canadian golf tourist killed in Sheboygan Falls drive-by shooting** | [https://www.wbay.com/2025/09/24/sheboygan-falls-police-ask-people-avoid-area-critical-incident/](https://www.wbay.com/2025/09/24/sheboygan-falls-police-ask-people-avoid-area-critical-incident/)
**Canadian tourist shot dead in Sheboygan Falls during golf vacation** | [https://www.wisn.com/article/canadian-tourist-shot-dead-in-sheboygan-falls-during-golf-vacation/68065983](https://www.wisn.com/article/canadian-tourist-shot-dead-in-sheboygan-falls-during-golf-vacation/68065983)
**Arrest made, charges filed in drive-by shooting of Canadian golf tourist in Sheboygan Falls** | [https://www.wbay.com/2025/09/27/arrest-made-drive-by-shooting-canadian-golf-tourist-sheboygan-falls/](https://www.wbay.com/2025/09/27/arrest-made-drive-by-shooting-canadian-golf-tourist-sheboygan-falls/)
**Canadian man with 'zest for life' shot dead in Wisconsin while on golf trip | CBC News** | [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/giovanni-michael-robinson-drive-by-shooting-death-wisconsin-1.7643940](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/giovanni-michael-robinson-drive-by-shooting-death-wisconsin-1.7643940)
**Complaint: Sheboygan Falls shooting suspect was DoorDash driver; victim had asked for a ride** | [https://www.wbay.com/2025/09/28/complaint-suspect-deadly-sheboygan-falls-drive-by-shooting-was-doordash-driver/](https://www.wbay.com/2025/09/28/complaint-suspect-deadly-sheboygan-falls-drive-by-shooting-was-doordash-driver/)
**Brother of Canadian man killed in Sheboygan Falls during golf trip speaks out** | [https://www.tmj4.com/news/sheboygan-county/family-of-canadian-man-killed-on-wisconsin-golf-trip-shares-new-photos-continues-search-for-answers](https://www.tmj4.com/news/sheboygan-county/family-of-canadian-man-killed-on-wisconsin-golf-trip-shares-new-photos-continues-search-for-answers)
**Canadian man shot, killed on U.S. golf trip while walking to hotel | Globalnews.ca** | [https://globalnews.ca/news/11450175/giovanni-michael-mike-robinson-shot-killed-golf-trip/](https://globalnews.ca/news/11450175/giovanni-michael-mike-robinson-shot-killed-golf-trip/)
**Sheboygan man charged in fatal shooting of Canadian man in Sheboygan Falls** | [https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2025/09/26/fatal-sheboygan-falls-shooting-victim-identified-giovanni-michael-robinson-of-ontario-canada/86368522007/](https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2025/09/26/fatal-sheboygan-falls-shooting-victim-identified-giovanni-michael-robinson-of-ontario-canada/86368522007/)
Find archived black-on-white homicide news reports here ►
200 latest news reports from 100 top conservative websites