Attempted poker game robbery goes bad for BGs: NC
Still being investigated and no comment whether any of the players were CCW.
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Suspected robbers shot at high-stakes Raleigh poker game
Raleigh, N.C. — Two men who police believe were trying to rob people at a high-stakes poker game in Raleigh late Monday were shot during a struggle, and one died, police said Tuesday.
Officers responding to a reported robbery at 4809 Sweetbriar Drive, off East Millbrook Road, shortly after 11 p.m. found Brandon Dwain Shelton, 28, dead inside the house, and Brian Matthew Onley, 23, lying on the lawn with a gunshot wound in the arm.
Witnesses told investigators that two men burst into the home wearing masks and carrying guns in an attempt to rob several poker players. A struggle ensued, and the two intruders were shot, police said.
"Both of them had hoods on and ski masks on," a man who called 911 told a dispatcher. "(One) was shot with his own gun."
Neighbors said the homeowner, Gregg Maluchnik, frequently hosted poker games and that Monday night's game was advertised as high-stakes.
Maluchnik played baseball at Duke University and was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1998.
Raleigh police said they haven't been called to the home previously, and neighbors said the poker games usually were quiet affairs that drew crowds but never caused any problems.
"I have seen a number of cars, like something was going on," neighbor Jim Durnin said, adding that he thought it was an occasional Tupperware party.
Neighbor Caren Freundlich said she heard as many as five gunshots late Monday.
Suspected robbers shot at high-stakes Raleigh poker game :: WRAL.com
