One Man Shot In The Back In Century Home, Another Person In Home Beat Up

January 16, 2009

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A man was shot in the back on Barnwell Lane in in Century Thursday afternoon and transported by LifeFlight to a Pensacola hospital.

The man was shot inside the home at 460 Barnwell Street about 3:13 this afternoon. Sgt. Steve Smith with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says the incident began when three men knocked on the door. The victim apparently let the  men into the house. The man was then shot at least once his in his back, and another victim was apparently struck in the face by the weapon itself.

The man was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital by LifeFlight.  Emergency officials declared a “trauma alert” on the victim, but his  injuries were not believed to be immediately life-threatening, His identity and that of the other victim were not available.

Deputies say that the incident was not a home invasion since the suspects were apparently willingly let into the house. Rather, they say it appears that robbery may have been the motive for the shooting.

The incident is still under investigation by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department.

Pictured above: A deputy enters a house at 460 Barnwell Lane in Century where a man was shot Thursday afternoon. Pictured below: The victim is loaded into LifeFlight before being transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.

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Comments

3 Responses to “One Man Shot In The Back In Century Home, Another Person In Home Beat Up”

  1. me on January 16th, 2009 2:51 pm

    any updates?

  2. Elizabeth on January 16th, 2009 8:42 am

    Nikki is right! You really have a gift for this journalism thing, William.

  3. Nikki on January 16th, 2009 7:39 am

    The coverage on North escambia just amazes me sometimes. you got the picture of the deputies at the house and the guy being put in the helicopter and it was a not a gross picture of him either. I hate how the tv news and the newsjournal shows pictures of people on the beds bleeding.