Shreveport, Louisiana

From Shreveport‘s KTBS.com of June 13, 2005

Assistant principal shot during robbery

The assistant principal of discipline at Youree Drive Middle School in Shreveport is recovering from a gunshot wound suffered during a robbery.

Charles Washington was last listed in stable condition at LSU Hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the shoulder, police said.

Police said Washington was shot Sunday night near Sycamore and Milam streets.

Washington went to police headquarters and told them he had been robbed and shot, and had also shot at his attacker in self-defense.

Police later arrested Gabriel Robinson in connection with the shooting and booked him on charges of attempted second-degree murder.

Both Washington and Robinson suffered gunshot wounds to the shoulder.

Caddo Assistant District Attorney Lea Hall Jr. said Washington's wallet was taken and he was ordered to throw his keys out of the car. Washington then pulled his own gun and both men fired at each other, Hall said.

Robinson told police he was shot without provocation as he walked down the street, Hall said.

Robinson has been released from the hospital and made his initial appearance in court today. Bond was set at $60,000.