(FL) Hotel robbery turns bad for violent assailants 08-24-02
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August 24, 2002
Thief killed, daughter saved in hotel robbery
By SHARON TURCO, [email protected]
A New Smyrna Beach man fatally shot one man and critically injured
another when two thieves broke into his North Fort Myers hotel room,
grabbed his teenage daughter and tried to rob him at gunpoint,
authorities said.
The suspects in the 9:44 a.m. shooting at Howard Johnson, 13000 N.
Cleveland Ave., are believed to be the same men responsible for a string
of armed robberies at Southwest Florida hotels since Aug. 12, said Lee
sheriff’s Capt. Richard Chard.
The victm, Steven D. Robey, 46, was treated at the hotel for cuts and
bruises. His daughter, Sarina Robey, 16, was not injured, Chard said.
The suspects’ names have not been released, pending family notification.
Both were taken to Lee Memorial Hospital where one died and the other is
listed in critical condition, deputies said.
The investigation is on-going.