Victim shot in Roswell home invasion

Roswell police are investigating an early morning home invasion on Foe Creek Drive Nov. 12 in which three people were tied up and one of them might have used one of the suspects' guns against the attackers.

Roswell Police Department spokesman Sgt. B.C. Brackett said police got a call at 4:30 a.m. from the city's fire department about the home invasion. The fire rescue team had been called to a nearby address in the neighborhood off Upper Hembree Road on an unrelated call, and the suspects fled the home when they heard the commotion.

"Apparently when they saw the flashing red lights and heard the sirens, they took off," said Brackett.

He said the victims had worked free of their bindings and ran to get help from the firefighters. The victims — two brothers and a sister - told investigators two men came into their home demanding drugs and money earlier in the morning. They tied the three up, and one of the victims began struggling with his attacker.

"One of the victims was shot in the finger when struggling with the perpetrator," said Brackett. "But he was able to turn the gun around on him and get a couple of shots off.

"He possibly shot the perpetrator twice."

All three victim shave been taken to North Fulton Regional Hospital. Brackett said searches for the suspects in the area have been unsuccessful.

"It appears the suspects fled the scene in a vehicle parked at the rear of the residence," he said.

Police had just executed a search warrant for the home that afternoon, and the case is ongoing, said Brackett.

"We are still in the process of completing our preliminary investigation," he said.
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