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June 17, 2003, 08:13 PM
Man fatally shoots home intruder
Travis Wayne Richards, 22, ran about 100 yards, then died, the sheriff said.
By MIKE ALLEN
THE ROANOKE TIMES
A Franklin County man was shot to death and a Martinsville man seriously wounded Sunday night after apparently having the tables turned on them in what the Franklin County sheriff described as a home invasion robbery.
So far, no one has been charged in connection with the shooting, which happened in the 2400 block of Doe Run Road, about four miles southeast of Rocky Mount, said Sheriff Quint Overton.
About 10:20 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a call from Edward Hudson's mobile home. The caller said that someone had broken in and there had been a shooting, Overton said.
Sheriff's investigators interviewed Hudson, 53, and William "Billy" Davis, 29, who was staying at Hudson's home. Davis' girlfriend and two small children who are related to her were also in the mobile home during the shooting, Overton said. He did not identify the woman.
Overton identified the dead man as Travis Wayne Richards, 22. He lived on Old Forge Road between Callaway and Rocky Mount, the sheriff said.
Claude Elton Wray, 25, of Martinsville was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where he underwent surgery, Overton said. He was in serious condition at the hospital Monday afternoon.
According to Overton, witnesses gave detectives this account of the shooting:
Two men came in through the front door of Hudson's house and demanded drugs and money. One of the men wore a ski mask and carried a 9 mm rifle.
When Hudson and Davis told the men they didn't have drugs or money to give them, the man in the ski mask began beating Hudson with the butt of the rifle.
Davis reached beneath a sofa cushion, pulled out a handgun , and shot at the man wearing the ski mask. Both of the intruders fled. Davis fired at them as they ran out the door, emptying the handgun, Overton said.
Investigators found a ski mask in Hudson's yard. The man who assaulted Hudson ran about 100 yards down Doe Run Road, then died, Overton said.
An autopsy of Richards' body was conducted Monday, but the sheriff's office had not received results Monday afternoon.
The other man, Wray, remained in hiding during the night, but Monday morning went to a house, told the occupants he'd been shot and asked for help, Overton said.
Hudson was taken to Roanoke Memorial because of the injuries he received during the beating. He was released from the hospital about 4 a.m. Monday, Overton said.
According to Henry County Circuit Court records, Wray was convicted of two firearm-related felonies in 1998 and given four years' probation.
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Travis Wayne Richards, 22, ran about 100 yards, then died, the sheriff said.
By MIKE ALLEN
THE ROANOKE TIMES
A Franklin County man was shot to death and a Martinsville man seriously wounded Sunday night after apparently having the tables turned on them in what the Franklin County sheriff described as a home invasion robbery.
So far, no one has been charged in connection with the shooting, which happened in the 2400 block of Doe Run Road, about four miles southeast of Rocky Mount, said Sheriff Quint Overton.
About 10:20 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a call from Edward Hudson's mobile home. The caller said that someone had broken in and there had been a shooting, Overton said.
Sheriff's investigators interviewed Hudson, 53, and William "Billy" Davis, 29, who was staying at Hudson's home. Davis' girlfriend and two small children who are related to her were also in the mobile home during the shooting, Overton said. He did not identify the woman.
Overton identified the dead man as Travis Wayne Richards, 22. He lived on Old Forge Road between Callaway and Rocky Mount, the sheriff said.
Claude Elton Wray, 25, of Martinsville was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where he underwent surgery, Overton said. He was in serious condition at the hospital Monday afternoon.
According to Overton, witnesses gave detectives this account of the shooting:
Two men came in through the front door of Hudson's house and demanded drugs and money. One of the men wore a ski mask and carried a 9 mm rifle.
When Hudson and Davis told the men they didn't have drugs or money to give them, the man in the ski mask began beating Hudson with the butt of the rifle.
Davis reached beneath a sofa cushion, pulled out a handgun , and shot at the man wearing the ski mask. Both of the intruders fled. Davis fired at them as they ran out the door, emptying the handgun, Overton said.
Investigators found a ski mask in Hudson's yard. The man who assaulted Hudson ran about 100 yards down Doe Run Road, then died, Overton said.
An autopsy of Richards' body was conducted Monday, but the sheriff's office had not received results Monday afternoon.
The other man, Wray, remained in hiding during the night, but Monday morning went to a house, told the occupants he'd been shot and asked for help, Overton said.
Hudson was taken to Roanoke Memorial because of the injuries he received during the beating. He was released from the hospital about 4 a.m. Monday, Overton said.
According to Henry County Circuit Court records, Wray was convicted of two firearm-related felonies in 1998 and given four years' probation.
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