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A former Columbia police officer said he heard the gunshot from a nearby townhouse and rushed to aid his neighbors. Antowan Gourdine said he found Grate leaned back in a chair with blood "pouring from his chest."
According to police, the victim was inside his home in the 2000 block of Oak Street in New Albany when the five men burst in. The victim ran out and the men started chasing, shooting at him in the street. The victim ran into a home where two young girls were inside. Police say the men fired a final shot at their target, narrowly missing the girls.
Investigators are looking for two people involved in two separate home invasions in Putnam County.
The arrest of a man in connection with a home invasion and sexual assault, reportedly leads Wildwood police to a motel room with the body of a woman inside.
“He had what appeared to be a handgun, and the guy tied him up with a cord,” Cpl. David Viel, a police spokesman, said. “He then lets in two more suspects through the front door. They were demanding money and drugs, but (Hrachovina) had none.”