BROCTON, N.Y. - Chautauqua County Deputies are investigating after the victim of an attempted robbery shot one of the suspects.
It happened Friday night at a home on Central Avenue. Deputies say three people came to the home and got into a fight with two people who lived there. One of the residents shot one of the suspects. That person was taken to Erie County Medical Center by Star Flight.
The two other suspects ran off but were found a short time later in Westfield.
Lamar Matthews, 35, of Portland, New York, is charged with attempted robbery. Shane Wynn-Hopkins, 39, of Meadville, Pennsylvania, is charged with attempted robbery and burglary.
Both men are being held at the Chautauqua County Jail on $50,000 bail.
It happened Friday night at a home on Central Avenue. Deputies say three people came to the home and got into a fight with two people who lived there. One of the residents shot one of the suspects. That person was taken to Erie County Medical Center by Star Flight.
The two other suspects ran off but were found a short time later in Westfield.
Lamar Matthews, 35, of Portland, New York, is charged with attempted robbery. Shane Wynn-Hopkins, 39, of Meadville, Pennsylvania, is charged with attempted robbery and burglary.
Both men are being held at the Chautauqua County Jail on $50,000 bail.