A high-speed chase through the streets of Nassau yesterday afternoon resulted in an armed robber being shot in the leg and more than 10 vehicles being damaged.<\/P><\/p>\n
During the chase, the accused hijacked a government vehicle with a child inside.<\/P><\/p>\n
The car chase between the police and the suspect started after 3pm Tuesday.<\/P><\/p>\n
According to police press liaison officer Walter Evans a man robbed the Centreville Liquor Store of an undetermined amount of cash.<\/P><\/p>\n
In his effort to flee the scene quickly, he ran to the vicinity of Bahamas Bus and Truck where he stole a green Plymouth from a woman driver.<\/P><\/p>\n
Police were alerted. They spotted the suspect in the vicinity of Sears Road.<\/P><\/p>\n
Police chased the suspect, believed to be a Jamaican, from Sears Road onto Shirley Street and then to Meeting Street.<\/P><\/p>\n
On Meeting Street the suspect hit a jeep.<\/P><\/p>\n
Robert DeSwanton, driver of a Terios Daihatsu, whose vehicle was damaged, said: “I saw a vehicle coming up, making speed and he then bounced off the armour truck. He then came straight across into my right rear wheel and spun the jeep round. I heard two shots being fired and I just ducked.”<\/P><\/p>\n
After hitting the jeep, the suspect jumped out of the green Plymouth and ran to a school in the Augusta Street area. He then stole a government vehicle, licence plate number 1879, which had a child inside.<\/P><\/p>\n
The chase continued until the suspect drove to the Star Dust beauty supply store area on East Street. Mr Evans said the accused pulled in front of a store in the area, jumped out of the government vehicle and ran in the area of Star Dust, trying to escape the police who were only a few feet behind him.<\/P><\/p>\n
A store clerk, who wished not to be named, described what she saw.<\/P><\/p>\n
“I saw a young guy run from East Street and run through a track road on the side of the $20 store shop. I saw CID came out of a car with a gun. He took the gun from his side and fired three shots while running behind the man.”<\/P><\/p>\n
The attempted escape ended when the man was shot in his right leg: He was taken to hospital where his condition is not considered life threatening.<\/P><\/p>\n
Police said the child was unharmed and was reunited with its parents.<\/P><\/p>\n
The police retrieved an imitation firearm.<\/P><\/p>\n
“This incident today shows the kind of support that the public has given to-the-police and this is the kind of support that we are looking forward to seeing from the public,” said Mr Evans.<\/P><\/p>\n
By TIFFANY GRANT Tribune Staff Reporter<\/SMALL><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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