SAVANNAH, GA (October 14, 2011): Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are looking for a man who shot one man dead and sent another to emergency surgery in a robbery this morning.
Police were called to West Broad Court in Frazier Homes off MLK Jr. Boulevard about 12:30 a.m. to find Timothy Bostic, 19, of the 1000 block of West Broad Court with a gunshot wound. He said a man he referred to as his brother also had been shot in a boarded-up apartment of Frazier Homes.
After canvassing the area, Downtown Precinct patrol officers found a 20-year-old man in one of the apartments with similar wounds.
Each was transported to Memorial University Medical Center where Bostic was rushed into surgery and the other was declared dead. His name is being withheld pending family notification.
Bostic told police the two men were in a transaction with a young black male who shot both men, robbed them and ran. Bostic managed to run several hundred yards to an occupied area of the complex where he collapsed.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). In the body type, include “CStop2020” plus the tip. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.
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