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Police: El Dorado man, 93, shoots robber after beating
Accused robber at LSU-Shreveport
July 28, 2007
The Associated Press
EL DORADO, Ark. - An elderly man beaten unconscious by an assailant wielding a soda can later awoke and shot the man during an attempted robbery, police said.
Willie Lee Hill, 93, told police he saw the robber while in his bedroom Wednesday night. Hill confronted Douglas B. Williams Jr., 24, of El Dorado, who struck the elderly man at least 50 times, knocking him out, police said.
Hill, covered in blood from the attack, regained consciousness and pulled a .38-caliber handgun on Williams. Williams saw the gun and charged Hill, who fired one round, police said. The bullet struck Williams in the throat.
When police arrived, officers said Williams told them, "I can't feel my legs and I got what I deserved."
Paramedics took Hill and Williams to the Medical Center of South Arkansas for treatment. Doctors later sent Williams to LSU Hospital in Shreveport, where he was listed in critical condition early today.
Police said Williams suffered at least temporary paralysis from the gunshot wound. Officers said Friday he would remain at the hospital indefinitely.
Hill, recovering Friday at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado, said he would stay there through at least the early part of next week. After that, he said he would spend some time in nursing home to recuperate. Bruises covered his body, with four large gashes across his head.
"You can't imagine what an experience it is with somebody on top of you trying to kill you," Hill told The El Dorado News-Times. "I never had that happen to me."
Hill said he keeps his handgun "always loaded" near his bed. He carried the weapon outside to his porch as he waited for police, unsure if Williams would remain down.
Williams' first punch "hit me with all his might in the left side of my face," Hill said. "My teeth don't fit right now."
Officers reported finding a set of keys, two hearing aids, a CD player, an MP3 player, a Craftsman drill bit set and three pocket knives inside Williams' pockets. Police plan to charge Williams with residential burglary, second-degree battery, theft of property and theft by receiving.
http://www.shreveporttimes.com.../BREAKINGNEWS/70728002
Accused robber at LSU-Shreveport
July 28, 2007
The Associated Press
EL DORADO, Ark. - An elderly man beaten unconscious by an assailant wielding a soda can later awoke and shot the man during an attempted robbery, police said.
Willie Lee Hill, 93, told police he saw the robber while in his bedroom Wednesday night. Hill confronted Douglas B. Williams Jr., 24, of El Dorado, who struck the elderly man at least 50 times, knocking him out, police said.
Hill, covered in blood from the attack, regained consciousness and pulled a .38-caliber handgun on Williams. Williams saw the gun and charged Hill, who fired one round, police said. The bullet struck Williams in the throat.
When police arrived, officers said Williams told them, "I can't feel my legs and I got what I deserved."
Paramedics took Hill and Williams to the Medical Center of South Arkansas for treatment. Doctors later sent Williams to LSU Hospital in Shreveport, where he was listed in critical condition early today.
Police said Williams suffered at least temporary paralysis from the gunshot wound. Officers said Friday he would remain at the hospital indefinitely.
Hill, recovering Friday at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado, said he would stay there through at least the early part of next week. After that, he said he would spend some time in nursing home to recuperate. Bruises covered his body, with four large gashes across his head.
"You can't imagine what an experience it is with somebody on top of you trying to kill you," Hill told The El Dorado News-Times. "I never had that happen to me."
Hill said he keeps his handgun "always loaded" near his bed. He carried the weapon outside to his porch as he waited for police, unsure if Williams would remain down.
Williams' first punch "hit me with all his might in the left side of my face," Hill said. "My teeth don't fit right now."
Officers reported finding a set of keys, two hearing aids, a CD player, an MP3 player, a Craftsman drill bit set and three pocket knives inside Williams' pockets. Police plan to charge Williams with residential burglary, second-degree battery, theft of property and theft by receiving.
http://www.shreveporttimes.com.../BREAKINGNEWS/70728002
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