GRAMERCY — A Paulina man and a Garyville man were shot and killed in St. James Parish Thursday night following an attempted armed robbery outside of a convenience store in Gramercy, said St. James Sheriff Willy Martin.
Martin said Danny Russell of Paulina was held up at gunpoint by Herbert Elderon Johnson, a resident of Garyville, after Russell had cashed a check at the Stump’s Shell Convenience Store, located at 220 E. Airline Hwy. in Gramercy.
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According to a report on the incident, around 7 p.m. Thursday Russell was walking toward his car when Johnson, who proceeded to try and take an undisclosed amount of cash from Russell at gunpoint, approached him. There was an exchange of gunfire and both men were shot.
Martin said Russell made it back into the store and told employees he was shot before he fell to the ground. Martin said Johnson fled the scene but was found in a field behind the store.
Martin said investigators are not sure if Johnson was acting alone. He said there might have been other accomplices involved in the robbery. Martin said the investigation is a joint operation between the St. James Sheriff’s Office and the Gramercy Police Department, who arrived on the scene first.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact the St. James Sheriff’ Office at 225-562-2374 or the Gramercy Police Department at 225-562-2200.
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WHOOOAAA WHAT wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:53 AM:
carl______; stick your poetry someplace else; we grownups are expressing our views on a crime. Danny deserves better.
Danny and; to a somewhat lesser extent; we are the victims of a culture consisting of young black males documented this year to have murdered 964 times. Only god knows how many went undocumented. This shows an imperative need to accelerate executions for murder. "
just a mother wrote on Dec 28, 2008 6:45 PM:
carlovesdar wrote on Dec 26, 2008 9:09 PM:
To see your smile,
Just to sit and talk a while,
To be together in the same old way,
Would be the wish we would make today.
You always had a smile to share,
Time to give,
And time to care.
A loving nature,
A heart of gold,
You were the best this world could hold.
Today, tomorrow,
Our whole lives through,
We will always love and remember you. "
INDEED wrote on Dec 26, 2008 8:02 PM:
In the case of hilson; we lost a respectable citizen and the murderer walked. The coward 'hilson' wouldn't go up against somebody that was armed. Let us pray it happens soon; that hilson; like herbert johnson; runs across somebody like danny russel and gets sent home in a box. "
concern citizen wrote on Dec 24, 2008 3:46 AM:
Garyville is a very high crime area and something need to be done.
My prayers are with the Russell family. "
GAD BLESS A BRAVE MAN wrote on Dec 23, 2008 4:56 PM:
We can't gain any ground on the criminals if we lose a decent citizen to get rid of one criminal.
That's what we pay the police and the judges for. WE MUST put pressure on them to take the criminals off the street and KEEP them off. "
YES YES YES wrote on Dec 23, 2008 11:07 AM:
Let's include rapists, murderers, rioters, burglars, terrorists, carjackers; OH OH; that only leaves the taxpaying, working class.
"WELL THERE'S A GOAL WORTH STRIVING FOR"
Just think of it; empty prisons, you don't have to put everything under lock and key, you don't have to worry about your children playing outside. heaven "
HERO FOR THE WORKING MAN wrote on Dec 22, 2008 5:44 PM:
Though your hearts are broken; your hero is now a part of history. Take pride in a fallen hero who would not let the scum of society take the bread from the mouths of his family.
"DANNY, DANNY" A HERO TO US ALL!!!
MAY GOD GRANT YOU PEACE AND YOUR FAMILY
RELIEF FROM GRIEF. "
W T F wrote on Dec 22, 2008 1:16 PM:
You need to get the law in that area to check on friends and family of johnson and check their alibis. "