Man Shot During Robbery Attempt

January 26, 2013

A late Friday afternoon shooting in Escambia County is under investigation.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said 34-year old Willie Wilson was at a barber shop in the area of New Warrington Road and Chiefs Way when he was confronted by two suspects that attempted to rob him. During the 5:30 p.m. robbery, one of the suspects pulled a gun and shot Wilson in the arm. He was transported by Escambia County EMS to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The suspects were described as two black males driving a dark-colored four-door sedan. Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Gulf Coast Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.

Comments

3 Responses to “Man Shot During Robbery Attempt”

  1. Gun Toater on January 27th, 2013 2:34 am

    You got that right, David!

  2. mrhaney on January 26th, 2013 1:53 pm

    and whats even stranger is about 300 yards from the barber shop is corry field U.S. Naval air station.

  3. David Huie Green on January 26th, 2013 11:58 am

    And consider what law could have convinced these gentlemen to not have a weapon since they were already breaking the law when they tried to rob him.

    David for useful laws
    not useless ones

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