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Young Man Loses Eye in Brutal Gas Station Robbery
4 Aug
Summary
- A 21-year-old will undergo surgery to remove his left eye.
- He was attacked and robbed by a group at a gas station.
- The severe injury was inflicted during a struggle over a gun.
A 21-year-old man is scheduled for surgery this week to remove his left eye after a brutal attack and robbery. The incident occurred late last Thursday night outside a BP gas station on Satellite Boulevard near Duluth.
He had left a nearby lounge with acquaintances when one of them attempted to rob him. A struggle ensued over a gun, and another associate struck the victim with a large firearm, causing the severe eye injury.
The assailants took all of his belongings and fled the scene, leaving him bleeding. Gwinnett County police are investigating the case as a robbery.
The victim has returned home from the hospital and is grappling with the profound life changes ahead. His father described the injury as unprecedented in his son's 15 years of surgeries.
