QUICK response by the police led to the interception and arrest, in the Durban Backlands area, of a suspect who is alleged to have committed an armed robbery at Joe Singh Road, Sophia, around 16.00hrs on Friday.
Reports are that taxi-driver Daniel Ramdeen, 48, of Bel Air, Georgetown, was held at gunpoint by a man who hired him. The man, later identified as Ishmael Stewart, 28,of Norton Street, Lodge, in the city, reportedly took away two cell-phones and $6,000 dollars from Ramdeen.
However, in an effort to arrest the suspect, the police was forced to resort to the use of force, which resulted in Stewart being shot. He sustained injuries to his left foot.
The stolen articles were recovered, and Stewart was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for medical attention, according to a police report.