A THIRTY-EIGHT-year-old man is nursing injuries to his leg, after he was shot by one of two motorcycle bandits, who attacked and robbed him while he was stalled at a traffic light at Carifesta Avenue in the vicinity of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), on Monday.
According to police reports, the victim, a resident of Providence, who was driving motor vehicle PZZ 6538, was proceeding west on the southern carriageway of Carifesta Avenue around 13:56 hours, when he halted at a traffic light. Reports are that the man was awaiting the “green light,” when he felt an impact at the back of his vehicle, and observed two males on a motorcycle.
“One immediately confronted him and pointed a gun to his right leg and shot him. In shock the victim exited the car and ran for help,” the police said.
After the man fled the vehicle, the bandits allegedly entered and stole an envelope containing $500,000, which was on the front passenger seat. The perpetrators subsequently made good their escape. The victim remains a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he is being treated. His condition is listed as stable.
Police have since retrieved one warhead and spent shell at the crime scene, as investigations into the incident continue.