Decatur police have released a sketch of a man wanted in connection with a robbery earlier this month of a visiting couple from South Georgia that ended with the woman's shooting, Channel 2 Action News reports.
A reward of up to $2,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the incident, in which the two men confronted the St. Simons Island couple in the 300 block of North McDonough Street the early morning of June 12, police said.
The couple had just eaten at the Brick Store Pub and were walking to their vehicle about 12:30 a.m. when they were confronted by a man with a gun -- depicted in the sketch -- who demanded the woman’s keys, Channel 2 reported.
The man tried to defend his companion, but a second man tackled him, and the woman was shot once in the lower abdomen. The attackers then drove off in the couple’s pick-up truck, a red 2004 Toyota Tacoma with Georgia tag BJQ 6805.
Channel 2 reports the woman has been released from the hospital and is doing well at home, though she still has a bullet in her hip.
Anyone with information about the suspects should call 404-577-8477.
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