Man Shot in Rock Hill 'Suffered Mental Breakdown,' Father Says
Kevin Worley, a suspect in Friday's Rock Hill home invasion, was fatally shot by police Wednesday at a Rock Hill gas station. The man's father called KMOV-TV saying his son was "suffering from a mental breakdown."
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Kevin Worley, the man suspected in Friday's Rock Hill home invasion, was fatally shot Wednesday by Rock Hill police at the Conoco Gas Station at 9601 Manchester Rd.
His father, the Rev. Steve Robinson-Worley, called KMOV-TV Wednesday saying that his 25-year-old son has "suffered a mental breakdown." He told the station that when he last saw his son on Monday, he was emaciated and talking about the end of the world.
Around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police surrounded Worley at the gas station where his photo was behind the register, according to KMOV-TV. Officers asked Worley to show his hands, at which point he pulled out a weapon. Police then shot Worley in the chest.
A witness at the scene, Josh Jones, told Patch he heard one shot. Shortly before the shooting, Jones walked into the gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was standing in line when the incident happened.
On Friday, Worley, allegedly armed with a silver handgun, walked into a home in the 1500 block of Blue Bell Lane. He entered through an unlocked door, stayed for about 10 minutes demanding the woman's vehicle and then drove away in her Honda CRV. She was not hurt in the incident.
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PickleJuice
10:02 am on Thursday, September 27, 2012
What a dummy
PickleJuice
10:02 am on Thursday, September 27, 2012
Great job Police!!
kk
10:38 am on Thursday, September 27, 2012
I can't believe a leader of a church that is founded on love and forgiveness for all, turned his homeless and ill son back on the street. we should investigate him, instead of wasting time and money on the police who did their job to protect others.
CJ
1:52 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012
In hindsight, it's easy to say the parents should have done something different. While it is happening, it's very difficult to know what to do for a person going through this sort of mental breakdown, and possibly showing signs of mental illness. Please have some Christian compassion for the family and for the young man himself. What he did was very very wrong, but by all accounts he was a very troubled soul.