The Brief
- Larceny suspects were breaking into a man’s pickup truck on King Georgia Lane in the Ben Hill Community of southwest Atlanta.
- Atlanta police say the suspects fired shots at the homeowner when he tried to scare them off of his property.
- None of the bullets hit the 48-year-old victim, Javon Brown. He came back to the house and his wife said he collapsed from the trauma.
ATLANTA – A homeowner suffered a heart attack and died after burglars tried to break into his pickup truck. Atlanta police say the attempted larceny happened on King George Lane. The victim’s wife, Tasha Brown, spoke with FOX 5’s Aungelique Proctor.
“You work so hard. You do the right thing. You take care of your home and take care of your family and someone feels entitled to come and try to take it from you,” widow Tash Brown said just hours after the ordeal.
Widow recounts what happened
The backstory:
Mrs. Brown still can’t believe the tragic turn of events her family experienced Friday morning.…