Guard shot and robbed of firearm

A security officer attached to Amalgamated Security services was shot and robbed of his firearm while delivering Coca-Cola supplies to an Arouca grocery yesterday.

According to information, around 9.30am EC Earl Lewis, 35 was standing guard outside a Caribbean Bottlers (TT) Limited (Coca-Cola) truck parked outside Shirley’s grocery on First Street, Five Rivers, Arouca when he was approached by two men who demanded his firearm — a Smith & Wesson .38 revolver. Before the guard could react one of the men shot him in his leg and took his firearm with six rounds of live ammunition before running off. Members of the Arouca CID visited the scene. Constable Wellington is spearheading inquiries.