It ended three hours later when Westbrook, a 72-year-old who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, knocked in the dark on a stranger's door last month. Police said a man inside that home, 34-year-old Joe Hendrix, got a .40-caliber handgun, went outside to investigate and shot Westbrook in a horrible mi
Date: Dec 07, 2013
Category: Health
Source: Google
Shooting of Georgia Alzheimer's patient reignites 'Stand Your Ground' debate
Investigators said that Westbrook had walked nearly three miles in sub-freezing temperatures and was lost and confused when he knocked on the door of home of Joe Hendrix's fianc just before 4 a.m. Hendrix was asleep in the house when Westbrook came calling, but went outside to confront whom he thou
Date: Dec 04, 2013
Category: Health
Source: Google
Shooting of Georgia Alzheimer's Patient Reignites Stand Your Ground Debate
Local police said Ronald Westbrook, who suffered from Alzheimers disease, was lost and confused when he stepped onto Joe Hendrixs porch and jiggled his door knob just before 4 a.m. on Nov. 27. Hendrix, 34, was asleep in the house when Westbrook came knocking. Hendrix stepped onto his front lawn w
Date: Dec 04, 2013
Category: Health
Source: Google
DA Mulls Shooting of Alzheimer's Patient Who Tried to Enter Home
In the coming weeks, authorities from the Walker County District Attorney's and sheriff's offices will meet to determine whether to file charges against Joe Hendrix, 34, who fatally shot Ronald Westbrook, 72, on Nov. 27.
Authorities say Westbrook was lost and confused in the pre-dawn darkness Nov. 27. He had walked about three miles in sub-freezing temperatures, then knocked on 34-year-old Joe Hendrix's door just before 4 a.m.
2 Patient slain: An autopsy has been scheduled for a 72-year-old Alzheimer's patient who was shot after authorities say he wandered into a yard near Chickamauga, Ga., officials said Friday. Ronald Westbrook knocked on Joe Hendrix's door around 4 a.m. Wednesday. Sheriff's officials said Hendrix, 34,
Date: Nov 29, 2013
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Autopsy Planned in Shooting of Alzheimer's Patient
Sheriff's officials say Ronald Westbrook had walked about three miles in sub-freezing temperatures, then knocked on 34-year-old Joe Hendrix's door just before 4 a.m. Wednesday. They say Hendrix walked outside the home he rented in the Chickamauga area, confronted Westbrook and fired his handgun four
Date: Nov 29, 2013
Category: Health
Source: Google
Ga. man kills wandering Alzheimer's patient who knocked on door; police say ...
Walker County police told the Chattanooga Times Free Press (http://bit.ly/1bXSw3m ) that Ronald Westbrook had walked about 3 miles in the sub-freezing temperatures before knocking on Joe Hendrix's door just before 4 a.m. Wednesday.