A man accused of killing an elderly woman in Ohio was recovering Friday at a Georgia hospital after he was shot twice during a home invasion.
“There, he took his stand as the subject made his way up to the second floor. made the comment, something to the effect of, ‘You’re going to have to kill me.’ When the resident fired a second shot. That was about the time the deputies got there. From what we can tell, he was coming down the stairway with a second gunshot wound,” Sheriff Barry Babb said. “At that point, they actually still struggled with him took him into custody.
Attempts to determine Friday evening if Brooks has a lawyer who could speak on his behalf were unsuccessful. Investigators were able to identify Brooks through forensic evidence collected at the home and obtained murder warrants for him on Wednesday. Despite all the physical evidence, police said a motive is still unclear.