According to police, two men wearing masks invaded Allen Cooper’s home and began robbing him at gunpoint. Cooper gave one of the masked men some cash but, unsatisfied, they ordered him to call back two people who left the house prior to the robbery. Cooper contacted Rhea McCary and James Robertson, who returned, but sensed something was wrong. When they arrived, Cooper bolted out the door yelling, “They’ve go guns!” The attackers began shooting, striking McCary in the arm, but McCary returned fire, killing one of the suspects. The second suspect fled and was still at large at press time.
The State Columbia, S.C., 08/17/06