A screen shot of the bandits captured on CCTV robbing the supermarket
In a daring incident on Saturday, four armed bandits targeted the Wen Jie Supermarket at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, and escaped with $500,000. However, the entire episode has been captured on CCTV cameras.
According to surveillance footage seen by Guyana Times, at about 20:46h, one of the armed men, wielding a handgun, confronted a Chinese national who was the cashier, while he was assisting customers. The bandit forcibly removed the cashier from his seat at gunpoint, and grabbed the cash.
Following this initial confrontation, three other armed suspects entered the supermarket and consolidated their efforts with the first assailant.
After the robbery, the quartet fled the scene on foot. During their escape, two of the bandits reportedly fired shots at Police officers on motorcycles, who had been alerted to the robbery in progress and were responding to the situation.
The law enforcement officers returned fire, and according to Police, one of the bandits may have sustained injuries. The suspects managed to evade capture by fleeing through the bushes at Farm, EBD.
An investigation has been launched. (G9)
