Update: Executed November 13, 2019 Ray Cromatie is a death row inmate in the state of Georgia. He was born February 1967. He was convicted and sentenced in October 1997.
Crime
In the early morning hours of April 10,
1994, Cromartie and Corey Clark asked Thaddeus Lucas if he would
drive them to the store so they could steal beer. As He was
driving, Cromartie directed Lucas to bypass the closest open store
and drive to the Junior Food Store. He told Lucas to park on a
nearby street and wait.
When Cromartie and Clark entered the store, Cromartie shot clerk Richard Slysz twice in the head. The first shot which entered below Slysz's right eye would not have caused Slysz to immediately lose consciousness before he was hit by Cromartie's second shot directed at Slysz's left temple. Although Slysz died shortly thereafter, neither wound caused an immediate death. Cromartie and Clark then tried to open the cash register but were unsuccessful. Cromartie instead grabbed two 12-packs of Budweiser beer and the men fled. A convenience store clerk across the street heard the shots and observed two men fitting the general description of Cromartie and Clark run from the store; Cromartie was carrying the beer.
While the men were fleeing one of the 12-packs broke open and spilled beer cans onto the ground. A passing motorist saw the two men run from the store and appear to drop something
When Cromartie and Clark entered the store, Cromartie shot clerk Richard Slysz twice in the head. The first shot which entered below Slysz's right eye would not have caused Slysz to immediately lose consciousness before he was hit by Cromartie's second shot directed at Slysz's left temple. Although Slysz died shortly thereafter, neither wound caused an immediate death. Cromartie and Clark then tried to open the cash register but were unsuccessful. Cromartie instead grabbed two 12-packs of Budweiser beer and the men fled. A convenience store clerk across the street heard the shots and observed two men fitting the general description of Cromartie and Clark run from the store; Cromartie was carrying the beer.
While the men were fleeing one of the 12-packs broke open and spilled beer cans onto the ground. A passing motorist saw the two men run from the store and appear to drop something
Address
Ray Cromatie 944264
Ga Diag Class Prison
P.O. Box 3877
2978 Hwy 36, West
Jackson, GA 30233
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