Father, Daughter Victims Of Robbery Following Fireworks
Posted: 2:53 pm EDT July 5, 2005Updated: 3:05 pm EDT July 5, 2005
DAYTON, Ohio -- A father and daughter found themselves face to face with a gunman after enjoying Dayton's Fourth of July fireworks over the weekend. The incident happened Sunday night in the 900 block of West Third Street.Authorities said the man was robbed of $5 as he was getting into his car to leave the fireworks. Police said the man and his daughter were not injured.Officers said Ken Carmen parked his van in a gated parking lot on West Third Street where he sells flowers during the day and then walked to the river for a good view of the fireworks with his daughter.Authorities said the two were leaving the lot when two African-American males approached the two and held a gun to Carmen's head. Police said the two robbers went through Carmen's pockets and demanded money.Carmen said becoming a crime victim in the area that he hoping to rid of the crime is not going to keep him from his goals.As for the suspects in the robbery, Carmen was able to give a good description of the suspects. However, no arrests have been made.
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