Police are searching for at least one armed robber who authorities say stole weapons and killed the owner of a gun range in Georgia, his wife …
Police are searching for at least one armed robber who authorities say stole weapons and killed the owner of a gun range in Georgia, his wife and his grandson. The Grantville Police Department said via Facebook that the robbery occurred Friday evening. When officers arrived at the scene around 8 p.m., they saw the bodies, including the owner of Lock, Stock & Barrel Shooting Range. Federal authorities, concerned by the number of weapons stolen, have offered a reward of $15,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer or killers in the case. Local police have estimated that dozens of guns and the range’s surveillance camera were stolen. According to WSB-TV, Grantville Police identified the victims as the gun range owner, Thomas Hawk,75; his wife, Evelyn,75; and their teenage grandson. Police Chief Steve Whitlock said the Hawk family was well-known and well-respected in their small, tight-knit community. The Hawks had operated Lock, Stock & Barrel for nearly 30 years.
