Survivor of Standard robbery speaks to Fox 5
Standard bartender Ashley Elder describes the tragic incident that left her co-worker dead.
An interview with Ashley Elder, the bartender who was closing up the Standard Food & Spirits alongside John Henderson the night he was killed, aired on Fox 5 this weekend.
In the interview, Elder recounted the Jan. 7 attack. She told Fox 5 that she and Henderson were about to leave the popular Memorial Drive bar and restaurant when a group of gunmen broke in. She said she was in the office and Henderson was behind the bar when the gunmen shattered the Standard’s glass door.
Elder said she begged the robbers not to kill her, stating her grandmother had just died and her mother wouldn’t be able to bear the loss. She also said Henderson, who joined her in the office after being shot in the leg, was conscious and alert — until the gunmen, upon leaving, fired several rounds through the office’s closed door.
Elder’s interview was aired the same day the AJC ran a story stating that most of the details police originally released about the crime were incorrect.
A reward for info identifying the gunmen has topped $10,000.
UPDATE: Just learned that Elder also talked to WSB-TV Channel 2 the day before.