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Gas station employee shot during robbery

Sep 17, 2010 News

A young West Coast Demerara resident is nursing gunshot wounds to the hands and feet, following an attack by two bandits at the Anna Catherina Service Station last night.
The incident occurred around 22:00 hours and although details were sketchy, this newspaper learnt that the injured man Mohamed Bacchus, 22, of 382 Zeelugt North, West Coast Demerara, was also relieved of $30,000 and his cellular phone.
His condition is not considered life-threatening and up to late last night he was being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Bacchus had reportedly gone to the fuel station to pick up the staff after the facility was closed for business. It was while he was waiting in the car that the bandits struck.
According to reports, the bandits first attacked the security guard and demanded cash. But they soon realized that the other employees were locked in the fuel station office and they turned their attention to Bacchus.
The security guard at the facility told this newspaper that he heard the men demanding money from Bacchus, who then shouted for the staff to bring out the money.
“Then I hear a shot and he turn and tell dem (the bandits) ‘Wha y’all shoot me fuh?”
The security guard said that he also took the opportunity to run and hide and could not see or hear what else had transpired. However, he noted that the men who had come out from the dark, aback of the station, fled towards the canefields.
He said that when they left, the other employees emerged and assisted in taking Bacchus to the West Demerara Regional Hospital from where he was transferred to the city.
The police were contacted and they are presently carrying out their investigations.

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