An elderly Mississippi man was beaten and shot on Monday evening after stopping to help two men he thought were stranded motorists, according to a local report.
John Anderson, 82, of Prentiss, was beaten and shot on Garland Broom Road in the Granby Community. According to the elderly victim, two black males, one with no shirt on, appeared to be out of gas at the scene.
Anderson said he went home to get gas and when he came back to help the stranded motorists, they beat him, shot him in the face and robbed him. Someone who was passing by found Anderson on the side of the road and went for help, The Prentiss Headlight reported.
Anderson was rushed by Rescue 7 to UMMC and is currently in critical condition. The two males fled the scene in a newer model tan car. If you have any information regarding this incident, please call the Jefferson Davis County Sheriff’s Office at 601-792-5169.
