A woman shot a man who tried to rob her on Sunday as she was cleaning her rental property, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Ja’tarius Johnson, 19, is charged withrobbery with a firearm, grand theft, and grand theft of a firearm.
Aviaun Smith, 22, has an active warrant for robbery with a firearm, grand theft, and grand theft of a firearm.
The incident happened in the 400-block of Forrest Street.
According to the sheriff’s office, a woman was cleaning her rental property. Johnson and Smith were assisting her.
“One of the males pulled out a handgun and attempted to rob the victim by taking her purse,” deputies say in a release. “During a struggle for the purse, the victim was able to retrieve her handgun and fired one shot. The suspects then fled the scene.”
Deputies located Johnson a short time later at a local hospital with a gunshot wound to his foot. He was arrested and charged.
Smith is still wanted by deputies.
If you have any information, call Crime Stoppers at 850-433-STOP or the ECSO at 850-436-9620.
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