Gung-ho Homeowner Ronald Westbrook Shoots Dead Lost Alzheimer’s Sufferer Ronald Westbrook
TO Georgia, USA, where 34-year-old Joe Hendrix man shot dead 72-year-old male Alzheimer’s sufferer Ronald Westbrook (above), who was lost.
Sheriff Steve Wilson says Westbrook was lost and confused. Dressed in thin clothes in sub-zero temperatures, Westbook had been lost for four hours. He’d gone out to walk his two dogs and become disorientated.
At around 2:30 a.m., Westbrook was spotted by a mailbox. Police asked him what he was up to. He said it was his home. It was. But he’d sold it years earlier. He lived way up the hill.
At 4:00 a.m., Westbrook approached another home. He rang the doorbell. He tried to open the door. Hendrix lived there. His fiancé called 911 to report the disturbance. She kept talking for almost 10 minutes before police arrived.
Why did the caller ring the bell? Did he need help? Was it a threat? No threats had been uttered. Best to sit tight. Wait for the police.
But Hendrix loaded his .40 caliber handgun. He went outside. He saw the old man’s silhouette outside the house. He ordered the man to halt. He didn’t. So. Hendrix fired. Four times. Westbrook was dead.
Police found him holding the mail he’d taken from the other home.
What next?
Well, Hendrix is “saddened and heartbroken”. He will have “live with his actions for the rest of his life.” He has not been charged with any offence. Why not?
Guns don’t kill people. But paranoid, gung-ho idiots who own them do.
Note: Mr Wesbook’s survivors include his wife of 51 years, Deanne Westbrook; three children, Allen Westbrook of Urbana, IL, Michael Westbrook of Rossville, and Jason (Aundrea) Westbrook of Henagar, Al.; brother, James B. (Noetta) Westbrook of Ringgold, grandchildren, Kimberly, Jasper, James, and Jacob Westbrook; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Steve (Darlene) Oswalt of Trion, Ga., and William (Regina) Oswalt of Rock Spring, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.
Contributions may be made in Mr. Westbrook’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association atwww.alz.org.
Posted: 30th, November 2013 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
