Reports indicate that the gunman, who was last seen wearing a pair of blue trousers, a black jacket and a white handkerchief hiding the lower half of his face, entered Fergie’s Meat Mart and demanded that the cashier open the register. <\/p>\n
When the clerk was unable to open the register the gunman took the machine, which contained a small quantity of cash, police reported.<\/p>\n
The robber reportedly escaped on foot.<\/p>\n
Police were also yesterday investigating a shooting in the Garden Hills area that left one resident in hospital.<\/p>\n
The incident happened around 10pm. <\/p>\n
The details are that a 32-year-old resident of the area had just pulled up to his home when two men approached him, one of whom was armed.<\/p>\n
Police say several shots were fired and the homeowner was hit in the left arm and thigh area.<\/p>\n
The man was taken to hospital and was yesterday listed in stable condition.<\/p>\n
Meantime, officers from the Northeast Division also seized a firearm on Tuesday that led to the arrest of a 20-year-old resident of Foxdale. <\/p>\n
Police say the young man was found in possession of a black .380 pistol with two live rounds of ammunition.<\/p>\n
By: Macushla N. Pinder, The Bahama Journal<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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