Police: Driveway Robbery Victim Shot At Men
Detectives Unsure If Assailants Struck By Bullets
POSTED: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
UPDATED: 9:41 am EST January 9,
2008
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 52-year-old man fired shots at three men after he was robbed at gunpoint in the driveway of his Orlando home, police said. The armed robbery took place Monday on Gumwood Court in Orlando. According to an Orlando police report, the victim pulled into his driveway after cashing a check at a local check-cashing store. Three men approached the man and stole his cash before fleeing in a car, Orlando police said. The victim fired shots at the getaway car, but it is not known if any of the assailants were struck. Two of the culprits were described only as in their 20s and the other man was in his 30s, according to the police report. Orlando police detectives recovered shell casings and confiscated the victim's gun. An investigation into the shooting is under way. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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