Gunman stages daring $20,000 robbery

A LONE gunman staged a daring daylight robbery at Vinfarm and Brothers Limited on Eleanor Street, Chaguanas, around 9.40 am yesterday.

The gunman entered the business place, announced a robbery, ordered an employee to hand over cash and escaped with $20,000. When the gunman was fleeing the scene, he fired one shot which struck employee Imtiaz Hosein in the back of the neck. Hosein was taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where he was treated and discharged. ASP Anthony Bernard, Sgt Gopiecharan, Cpl Sylvester and PC Reid visited the scene.