The Salisbury Police Department continues to investigate the Thursday night robbery and shooting of DeMario “Mario” Whisonant.
Whisonant told police four people came up to him in a parking lot on South Fulton Street and asked him for a cigarette and money.
As he reached in his pocket, a suspect in a red coat pulled out a handgun and fired one shot, the report said. Whisonant fell to the ground and the suspects took Whisonant’s $40 and ran.
Whisonant told police he did not know the suspects.
One of Whisonant’s family members took him to the hospital, where he was treated for a minor cut and released.
Investigators ask anyone with information about this incident to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 704-638-5333, or Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-925-5245.