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Man Shot During Robbery, Home Invasion
January 1, 2014
An Atmore man was shot during a home invasion and robbery.
Atmore Police said Tuesday that they responded to the 100 block of Brown Street about 7:05 p.m. Monday to find that the victim had been transported by private vehicle to Atmore Community Hospital.
The victim, 32-year old Ronta Watson, told police that a male in his late 20’s came to his front door requesting assistance and jumper cables for a disabled vehicle. Watson did not have jumper cables, but allowed the man to use his cell phone to call for help. After the suspect returned the phone, he fired a single round striking Watson in the leg.
Watson told police that the suspect and a second male entered his home and demanded money. After Watson complied, he was escorted out of the home where he escaped and sought help from a passing motorist.
Police said Watson’s family was present during the robbery but there were no other injuries.
Watson described the first male suspect as a black male, average build, wearing dark colored clothing. The second suspect was also a black male, average build but with lighter skin color and wearing dark clothing.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Atmore Police Department at (251) 368-9141.
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6 Responses to “Man Shot During Robbery, Home Invasion”
We MUST stand up for ourselves. If someone comes to your door and wants help – hand them a piece of paper and a pencil to write a note and you do the calling for them. If they do not leave after you call then make another call and make that 911. Neighborhoods have been trashed because people get run over by that type of trash when no one stood up.
I don’t open my door to strangers. If I don’t recognize the car/truck in my driveway, I get my weapon out and I put 911 on speed dial. If they get out and start walking around I call the LEOs.
Most home invasions start with a ruse to gain access. No wonder folks folks don’t want to help their fellow man these days.
Not all shotting’s are drug related, just saying, people are
Doing crazy things these days, and I wouldn’t want to be acussed of something, I didn’t do.
It would have been great if the home owner had answered the door with a “38″ in his hand as I would have done. These guys need to be caught and dealt with properly….(like and eye for an eye).
Sounds like a drug deal gone bad. Never knew jumper cables would cause a shooting