Posted on 01/09/2012 6:39:23 AM PST by marktwain
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - The family of a robbery suspect, shot and killed in the act, is speaking out.
Police say Raymond Davis, 22, of Norfolk, and two other men tried to rob Rogers Sport's Pub in Chesapeake Friday Night.
Witnesses told WAVY.com one of the patrons in the bar shot and killed Davis during the attempted robbery. It's the same story detectives told his grandmother Sheila Davis.
"The man went outside and came back in with his gun and shot him down," said Davis. "It's like shooting a dog down. He is a human being."
Davis says her grandson got mixed up with the wrong crowd. While she doesn't condone his behavior, she wants the public to respect her family in this time of grief.
"I'm not trying to sweet-coat nothing," said Davis. "He went in there to rob the place, but eventually he got killed is the result of it."
Witnesses say Davis and two other men entered the bar armed, wearing masks, and demanding money.
Shelia Davis is asking police to investigate the circumstances of the shooting and what happened after her grandson fell to the floor.
"They beat him with pool sticks," said Davis. "Why would you beat a person with pool sticks when he's already laying on the floor dead?"
Davis says her grandson was in the process of turning his life around. She says he had a steady job at a nearby McDonald's, and was the father to a 2-year-old with another baby on the way.
"They sit there and talk about it like it's a joke or something," said Davis. "It's not a joke. My grandson is gone. He's never coming back."
Police won't say if the person who shot Davis could possibly face charges.
They are still looking for the two other suspects who fled, possibly in a light blue Ford Taurus.
Stay with WAVY.com for the latest on this developing story.
Would the felony murder rule apply to the other two robbers, who are indifferent to the value of human life?
Or looking at a cop.
I suppose you are correct, but it certainly makes the writer look like a dope.
There is a name for misplaced compassion.
Dogs don't carry guns or commit armed robberies.
you are entitled to your opinion
Didn’t turn his life around soon enough - had several strikes against him - someways is sad that he was in a life that seemed to provide all the wrong things including wrong choices for his life. Seen it many times growing up - kids in bad homes getting into foster care and if they are lucky they turn out good citizens if not they are in prison or dead.
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