3 dead, 40 weapons stolen in armed robbery at Georgia gun range

[Leroy N. Soetoro]

https://www.al.com/news/2022/04/3-dead-40-weapons-stolen-in-armed-robbery-
at-georgia-gun-range.html

GRANTVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Police are searching for at least one armed suspect
in connection with the killing of the owner of a gun range in Georgia and
his wife and grandson, authorities said Saturday.

The Grantville Police Department said via Facebook that the robbery
occurred Friday evening. When officers arrived at the scene around 8 p.m.,
they discovered the bodies of the owner of Lock Stock & Barrel Shooting
Range, along with his wife and grandson.

According to WSB-TV, Grantville Police identified the victims as the gun
range owner, Thomas Hawk, 75; his wife, Evelyn, 75; and their grandson,
Luke, 17.

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. Their grandson was on spring
break, helping his grandparents at the shop.

“This is just a shock to everybody in the community,” Whitlock told The
Associated Press. “We’re trying to do the best that we can to figure this
out.”

Whitlock said investigators believe the robbery and shooting happened
around 5:30 p.m. Friday, which is when the range normally closes. He said
Hawk’s son, Richard, came by the business and was the person who found the
victims.

There are no suspects as of early Saturday, and no arrests have been made,
he said. Investigators said that as many as 40 guns and the range’s
surveillance camera were also stolen.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating, but when contacted
Saturday referred all inquiries to Grantville Police. The Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was also called in due to the
amount of weapons taken. The three agencies are trying to piece together
what may have led up to the shooting and to find leads on a potential
suspect or suspects.

Whitlock said he’s grateful for the help from other law enforcement
agencies in the investigation.

“We’re just a small town, 12 officers. I’ve been here eight years and have
never had to investigate anything like this. It’s been kind of hard on us.
The crime rate is really, really low,” he said.

A reward of $15,000 has been posted for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the killer or killers in the case, according to the ATF
Atlanta office’s Twitter feed.

“ATF and our law enforcement partners will work tirelessly to bring the
killer(s) to justice,” ATF Atlanta Field Division Special Agent in Charge
Benjamin P. Gibbons said in a statement. “The brutality of these senseless
murders along with the fact that these killer(s) have acquired additional
firearms makes solving this case our top priority.”

Police are asking any witnesses to come forward. Whitlock said they don’t
have any video evidence to work with right now.

The shooting range is in rural Coweta County, about 50 miles (about 80
kilometers) southeast of Atlanta.



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