Man Shot in Robbery Attempt

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Lt. Dennis Anderson (front) and officer Michael Hart searched in the Lexington Green apartments for evidence.
Despite its small size and blending in with the leaves, officers recovered the shell casing after a brief search.

Photos by Jay Thompson

(posted Dec 31 )

A Speedway man was shot in the hand during an attempted robbery early Monday morning. The unidentified victim was walking home from a local restaurant around 12:15 am when he was attacked by the suspect, a tall skinny black male wearing all black clothing.

The victim fought with the suspect before being shot in the hand with a small caliber gun in the rear of the 2500 block of Brewster Drive. The victim was transported to Methodist Hospital.

A Metro K9 unit tracked a scent trail from the scene south across 25th Street and then east to the rear of the Speedway Supercenter were the trail disappeared.