Two men shot and wounded in attempted home invasion in Statesboro on Lanier Drive The Statesboro Police department says officers were dispatched around 9:30 Saturday to the apartments to find two male victims shot Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT 3 KEVIN, NEIGHBORS ARE ON EDGE TONGIGHT. THEY SAY THIS IS A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO WRAP THEIR HEADS AROUND WHO WOULD DO THIS TO AN ELDERLY COUPLE.3THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A SENSE OF "SAFETY" IN THIS CANTERBURY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD 19:26 "WE'VE BEEN TOTALLY CRIME FREE FOR THE 12 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE." JUST TAKE A DRIVE AROUND WEATHERBY COURT AND YOU'LL SEE RESIDENTS STROLLING THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD -- EVEN LEAVING THEIR GARAGE DOORS OPEN -- THAT'S WHY NEIGHBORS I SPOKE TO SAY WHAT HAPPENED AT THIS HOME TUESDAY MORNING IS SHOCKING.11:40 "THIS IS THE KIND OF COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYBODY IS FRIENDS AND WHY WOULD THEY COME IN THE DAY TIME?" MARVIN SPILLIARDS HAS LIVED HERE FOR 8 YEARS -- HE'S TRYING TO WRAP HIS HEAD AROUND WHO WOULD DO THIS TO AN ELDERLY COUPLE 12:58 "THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED -- THAT'S WHY IT SHOCKED ME SO BAD.I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT." WJCL WAS HERE AS POLICE INVESTIGATED THE HOME INVASION -- THEY SAY MEN FORCED THEMSELVES INSIDE, HELD THE VICTIMS AT GUN POINT, TOOK THEIR BELONGINGS AND LEFT IN A RED SEDAN 19:57 "IT WAS VERY SHOCKING TO ALL OF US IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD." JOE ADAMS -- IS ALSO A LONG-TIME RESIDENT HE'S LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 12 YEARS AND SAYS -- HE SAID HE'S NOT CONCERNED ABOUT HIS SAFETY - BUT THINKS THERE'S MORE TO THE STORY.21:26 "I SUSPECT THAT SOMEHOW THESE THIEVES HAD SOME SORT OF INFORMATION THAT LED THEM TO BELIEVE THAT HERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY -- BECAUSE IT'S A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD.WHOSE GOING TO PAY ATTENTION TO ANYTHING OUT HERE."3 POLICE SAY THE MALE SUSPECTS, LEFT THE HOME IN A RED SEDAN. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS. WE'RE LIVE IN SAVANNAH TONIGHT, I'M ARIANNA POINDEXTER, WJCL 22 NEWS.

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