Pompano Beach man killed in poker game robbery

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - Shooting erupted after two gunman broke into a poker game at a boarding house, killing one player, wounding a second and critically injuring one of the intended robbers, authorities said.

"We're not talking high stakes here," said Broward sheriff's spokesman Hugh Graf. "This is not Vegas. This is not Reno. It's sad. We've got a man dead over $250."

Joanne Dixon, who lives in the house, said she and several friends were wrapping up for the night early Wednesday when the pair asked to join the game.

"I told them no, we were in the middle of our last hand, and they should leave," Dixon said.

That's when they pulled their guns. One of the players struggled with a robber for control of a handgun, and the second robber opened fire, striking a different player several times as well as his accomplice.

The 38-year-old victim's name was not released.

Card player Booker Bryant, 47, a resident of the boarding house, was treated and released, Graf said. Robbery suspect Corey Edwards, 17, who lived a block away, was hospitalized. The second robber fled.

News Added: 17 March, 2005

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