Sketch Released of the Usual Black Thief That Killed A White Man in His Own Back-Yard This Time

WF My News
January 27, 2015

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Vann Yates was killed in his own back yard by a stray Black who was looking for someone to rob.

The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office released a sketch Saturday morning of one of the suspects wanted in the shooting death of a High Point homeowner.

Deputies say the composite sketch was completed by the help of a witness in the case. The suspect, which deputies say is the shooter, is described a 5 foot 6 inches to 5 foot 8 inches and possibly has a slight African or Jamaican accent. He also has a scar below his right eye.

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Wendy Talent says it was the same man in the sketch who put a gun to her face Tuesday, demanding money while she was sitting in her car.

Vann Yates, 57, was working in his backyard with a landscaper on Fairfield Street Wednesday afternoon when two men stopped and asked to buy some lawn equipment. Colonel Randy Powers says the suspects tried to rob him and made other demands.

Yates was then fatally shot in the chest. Deputies used an airplane, K9 units, and searched the surrounding area for the suspects.

The man in the sketch is believed to same man, who deputies believe robbed two other people, along with another suspect.