Stone Mountain, Georgia

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of July 2, 2006

Stone Mt. man pulls gun in apparent defense, is killed

DeKalb County police on Sunday were investigating two pre-dawn killings and another shooting of a hotel owner.

The first killing took place in the Deer Creek subdivision in Stone Mountain, claiming the life of a liquor store owner, said DeKalb County police spokesman Jason Gagnon.

The owner, identified by police as Sashamer "Rocky" Tucker, was driving home with his wife at about 1 a.m. when two armed men drove to their vehicle in an apparent robbery attempt, Gagnon said.

Tucker pulled out a gun and got into a shootout with the two. Tucker was wounded and died at the scene, Gagnon said. Police were unsure whether the suspects were wounded. Detectives visited several hospitals Sunday looking for any gunshot victims that could have been involved in the murder.

Police suspect the couple may have been followed into their subdivision.

The Good Guys don't always win.