‘Grandma Bandit’ killed in shootout found to be a man
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Atlanta (CNN) -- A robbery suspect nicknamed the "Grandma Bandit" died in a shootout Friday in Atlanta, Georgia, authorities said.
Later, authorities discovered that Grandma was actually Grandpa.
"After further investigation, detectives have determined the person believed to be a female suspect in fact is a male," DeKalb County police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said Friday evening.
"His name is Roxanne Taylor, a 57-year-old man."
Police had issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for someone they thought was a 58-year-old woman, Roxanne Taylor, charging her with three robberies.
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