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Updates from the Winston-Salem Journal and Camel City Dispatch:
Police look for three men involved in shooting of WFU student
Posted: Monday, June 13, 2016 7:45 pm
By Journal staff report
Winston-Salem police are looking for three men in connection with Saturday’s shooting of a student at Wake Forest University.
Plato Collins Barwick IV, 20, of Wakefield Drive was shot and wounded during an off-campus robbery, police said. Officers found Barwick about 2:30 a.m. lying near the intersection of Barkwood Drive and Polo Road. He had a gunshot wound to his torso...
Before the shooting, Barwick had accompanied some female students to their homes on Polo Road near the Wake Forest campus, his father, Collins Barwick, said on a CaringBridge webpage. The younger Barwick was shot when he was robbed while he was walking home, police said.
The suspects left the scene in a black colored, full-size SUV with chrome trim, police said...
Police Look for Suspects and Witnesses to Weekend Shooting of a WFU Student
June 13, 2016 1:54 pm·
camelcitydispatch.com
By Staff
On Saturday morning at approximately 2:27am patrol officers responded to reports of a man found lying in the road near the intersection of Brookwood Drive and Polo Road.
Responding officers found 20 year-old Wake Forest university student Plato Collins Barwick IV suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso and he was rushed to Baptist Medical Center where he is recovering from his injuries.
Authorities have determined that Mr. Barwick was injured during a robbery which occurred as he walked to his residence. The suspect vehicle has been described as a black, full size, sport utility vehicle equipped with chrome trim. The vehicle is believed to be a 2009 or newer model.
Police have three descriptions of suspects in this brutal crime. Suspect #1 is described as a black male, medium complexion, 17 to 19 years of age, approximately five feet six inches in height. He reportedly has small braids or twists in his hair, which are approximately one inch in length. At the time this incident occurred, Suspect #1 was wearing a flat bill cap and armed with a firearm.
Suspect #2 is described as a black male, approximately six-feet tall, with a thin build and very short hair. Suspect #2 was described as having a chin strap style beard.
Suspect # 3 was described only as a black male and was reportedly the driver of the SUV...
Smh. Too much sad news recently. Thoughts and prayers with the students family and friends.