Police are asking the public’s help identifying the person who shot a homeless man May 5 during a reported robbery attempt in Savannah’s Cuyler-Brownville neighborhood.
The 51-year-old homeless man has been hospitalized in serious condition since he was shot about 9:30 p.m. that day on West 40th Street near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.
Officers on patrol a block away heard shots and found him on the ground, Miller said.
Robbery detectives are trying to identify the man who reportedly demanded money from him then shot him after he refused to comply and walked away, Miller said.
The gunman was described as a clean-shaven black male, possibly in his mid-20s, standing about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing about 140 pounds with a short haircut. At the time of the shooting, he was wearing long white pants, possibly jeans, and a blue and white polo-style short-sleeve shirt, Miller said.
Investigators can be reached confidentially at 912-525-3124.