The next day, Edmondson was accosted at his College Park residence by three men, one of them armed with a pistol. After a demand for $5000, Edmondson produced a check for $300; afterwards, the gunman decided to wait overnight with Edmondson until the local bank opened, at which time, the intruders escorted Edmondson into his automobile and "drove around for an hour"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929002717/http://www.lawskills.com/case/ga/id/9963/]. When the car was stopped, three of the four men (including Edmondson) exited, and Edmondson was shot three times in the head, killing him. All three assailants were eventually arrested, charged with murder and armed robbery, convicted on both charges, and sentenced to life imprisonment.