LUMBERTON, N.C. -- The Robeson County Sheriff's Office says one man is dead after a grandfather shot at three burglars inside his home.
According to WSPA, the burglars tried to rape the man's teenage granddaughter during the home invasion. Investigators said the grandfather was also shot several times but managed to shot all three men.
It all started Monday night after a knock at the door on Yedda Road in Lumberton. The men stormed the house where the grandfather, his wife, and 19-year-old granddaughter were inside. The men forced the grandfather and the wife to open a safe. Investigators also say they attempted to rape the granddaughter. Someone the grandfather managed to get a gun and shot at the suspects.
The men stole the grandfather's Cadillac. The McLeod Hospital in Dillon contacted the sheriff's office after two men showed up with gunshot wounds.Deputies later found the body of 20-year-old, Jamie Lee Faison dead inside the stolen vehicle. The sheriff's office believes the three suspects had also committed other home invasions in the area.
A relative of the grandfather posted on Facebook about his condition:
"He is out of surgery but is still critical in ICU!! Thanks everyone for all your prayers just keep them coming!!! But the intruders have been caught!!!" wrote Sherri Bridgeman on Facebook.
Two of the other men were airlifted to other hospitals for surgery. The sheriff's office identified them as Brandon Carver Stephens and Jamar Hawkins according to the Robesonian newspaper.
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