Police: 11-year-old girls shot

MARIETTA — Prosecutors say a man has been sentenced to life in prison after he robbed three different Waffle Houses in suburban Atlanta.

Cobb County District Attorney Vic Reynolds said in a news release Tuesday that 23-year-old Robbin Jetial Haynes used a firearm and large bolt cutters to rob employees and patrons at three separate Waffle House locations within 24 hours.

Haynes was found guilty of armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission on June 23.

Reynolds says Haynes and 25-year-old Otis Lee Barnes got away with $400. One of the robberies occurred in Cobb County and the other two in Gwinnett County.

Barnes was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Assistant District Attorney Lauryn Perry says Haynes showed “a lack of compassion for his victims.”

NEWNAN — Police say two 11-year-old girls were shot during a sleepover in an apparent drive-by in Georgia.

Newnan Deputy Police Chief Mark Cooper tells local media that four girls were inside the home when gunshots were fired into it around 11:30 p.m. Sunday.

Two of the girls, both 11, were hit by gunfire. Cooper says one was struck in the right cheek and the other was struck in the left thigh. Both victims were taken to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston — one by helicopter and one by ambulance.

Cooper said Tuesday that both girls are in stable condition.

Investigators believe the gun used was a 9mm. Police were able to count seven bullet holes in the home. Cooper says police haven’t identified a suspect.

The Associated Press