A 28-year-old Fox Hill man was in critical condition in hospital on Wednesday after he was shot during an attempted armed robbery Tuesday night, police said.
Police Inspector Walter Evans told The Bahama Journal that the shooting happened shortly after 9pm.
He said the man was a passenger in a Nissan vehicle in the Augusta Street area in Bain Town when another man approached him and demanded cash.
After he did not receive any money, police say the criminal, who was brandishing a handgun, shoot the man in the back of the head.
Investigations into the matter were ongoing.
Police were also investigating two other armed robberies, the first occurring in broad daylight at the Best of the Best Beauty Salon.
Police said around 3:30pm on Tuesday, two men entered the East Street South establishment. One was reportedly armed with a handgun.
Police said the culprit held an employee at bay, robbing the store of a large amount of cash.
The suspects also reportedly fled with the employees’ personal items and a customer’s cash and jewelry.
The gunman was described as six feet tall, of slim built, and of dark complexion. He was reportedly wearing a jacket and is believed to be between 18 and 20.
The second suspect is said to be around five feet nine inches tall and of dark complexion.
Police said both men fled the scene on foot.
Texaco East Bay Street was the target of Tuesday’s second armed robbery, police said.
“A dark male dressed in all-blue with a corn-rowed hairstyle entered the store where he placed a black mask over his face,” Inspector Evans reported.
“The mask had a red symbol on it. The man then produced a shotgun and approached the counter, robbing the establishment of cash before leaving on foot.”
By: Macushla N. Pinder, The Bahama Journal
