A 29-year-old man is nursing a gunshot wound to the right thing, after he was shot and robbed by two bandits in front of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday at approximately 12:55h.

A police release identified him as John Brian but did not reveal the company he works for. Investigations revealed that Brian was walking on Urquhart Street, North Cummingsburg, heading in a westernly direction when a white Premio motor car pulled up alongside him.

Two suspects, one armed with a handgun, exited and approached him. As a result he became afraid and ran to the Ministry of Finance’s gate and threw a haversack which was alleged to contain $3M cash, into the said compound.

The suspects went into the compound, collected the bag and were exiting when the victim tried retrieving same and in the process, the armed suspect discharged his firearm in his direction, hitting him to his right thigh and they made good their escape in the said vehicle.

The victim was rushed to the GPHC in an ambulance, where he is undergoing surgery.  Investigators have retrieved a spent shell from the scene. No arrests have so far been made.