Police nab Kirkwood shooting suspect
September 11, 2009 at 6:04 pm by Scott Henry in News
Hambrick
Atlanta police have charged 18-year-old Terrance Donell Hambrick with last month’s robbery and shooting of Kenneth Hagen in Kirkwood.
Hagen, 55, was mowing his yard on Ridgedale Road when he allegedly was approached by the teen suspect, who asked for money and then shot Hagen three times in the torso. Hagan was taken to Grady Hospital, where he remained in critical condition for several days.
The crime was so random and pointless that community activists quickly organized an anti-crime rally in a nearby park, for which hundreds of people showed up to voice their outrage.
According to police, Hambrick was arrested last week for probation violation and has been in the DeKalb County jail since then. In the meantime, someone phoned in a tip to the Crime Stoppers tip line, leading the APD yesterday to charge Hambrick with aggravated battery, aggravated assault, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, and theft by receiving a stolen car.
Suffice it to say, the kid’s in a shitload of trouble.
Here’s the final word from our friends at the APD:
The APD is appreciative of all the community support throughout this investigation. Although this case is not yet closed we are happy that we have been able to offer the family and the Kirkwood Community some closure in this case.
(Photo courtesy DeKalb Sheriff)
September 11th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Props to the APD for catching this guy.
Young people seem to be soo out of control. Is it just me, or does it seem like every high profile crime this year has been committed by someone under 25.
September 11th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Been having trouble keeping the neighborhood kids off your lawn, S. Dekalb Voter?
No, seriously, young people being out of control is nothing new. Think teenage cavemen, flappers, greasers, hippies, punks, heavy metal fans, gangstas, and a host of other trouble-making teenage archetypes. this dude was doing what young people do best: make poorly informed decisions.
September 11th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
I’d say attempted robbery, shooting a dude three times without provocation, and driving around in a stolen car – all while on probation for previous crimes, constitutes something more than “a poorly informed decision.”
This dirtbag deserves to have the book thrown at him, picked up, and then thrown again. Fuck ‘em.
September 12th, 2009 at 6:17 am
Pulitzer Prize nominated writer Mike Donila addresses some of the reasons for the continuous flow of blood on our Georgia streets.
http://screamsfromtheporch.blogspot.com/2009/09/in-macon-do-crime-dont-worry-about-time.html
September 13th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Hambrick shot Hagen in the torso three times – why wasn’t he charged with attempted murder? It seems pretty clear that Hambrick was trying to do more than just physical harm to his victim.
Just wondering…
September 13th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
The maximum sentence for criminal attempt to commit murder is ten years. Hambrick is facing 20 years on the aggravated assault and aggravated battery charges. One might think that “attempted murder” would be an even more serious charge, but you can attempt to murder someone without hurting them at all. In this case what Hambrick allegedly did is what really matters, not what he may have attempted to do.
September 13th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
This whole case is an argument for bringing back public executions. Hambrick isn’t accused of committing a capital crime, of course–I’m just imagining the deterrent effect that a public execution of this idiot would have among other such idiots who might be tempted to commit the same sort of offense.
September 14th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Hopefully atlpaddy will agree with me that bringing back public executions is also a poorly informed decision.