Gas station pump attendant, 3 others robbed by armed bandits

Four people, including a pump attendant attached to the Chico Ramos Gas Station at Coldingen Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD), were on Thursday evening robbed by four unidentifiable males, who were all armed with handguns.
The 37-year-old male pump attendant was relieved of $50,000 in cash, while a 50-year-old self-employed male of Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) was robbed of $75,000 in cash, a BLU cellular phone, and a grey A95 Samsung Galaxy smart phone.

A 29-year-old male truck driver of Bush Lot Village, WCB was also robbed of an iPhone 12 Pro Max, a Bluetooth headset, $50,000 in cash and a wallet containing his National Identification Card and driver’s licence.
In addition, a 23-year-old male, also of Bush Lot Village, was relieved of his valuables.
Police have said that on the day in question, at about 20:35h, the driver of motor lorry GPP 9555, along with two other occupants: a 50-year-old male and a 23-year-old male, stopped at the said gas station to purchase fuel.
The driver and the two occupants exited the vehicle and went to the western side of the gas station to make the purchase at the mini mart. While purchasing the fuel, the occupants observed that the engine of the motor lorry was turned off. They immediately walked back to the eastern side of the gas station, where the 50-year-old was confronted by one of the men, who demanded money and other valuables from him.
The suspect then dealt the 50-year-old one lash to his head with what appeared to be a handgun, then emptied his pockets. The suspect thereafter went into the cabin of the lorry and removed the phones and other items belonging to the two victims.
A second suspect then assaulted the 29-year-old driver, placing his hand into the man’s pockets and taking away his money.
The third suspect, the Police have said, placed his hand into the 23-year-old’s pocket and relieved him of his valuables as well. Thereafter, he dealt him one lash to his forehead with the hand gun. The other occupants were also beaten.
After committing the act, the suspects ran and jumped into a silver car which was parked about 50 feet away from the service station, and made good their escape.
Following the incident, the victims made a report to the Vigilance Police Station via telephone, but were unable to identify the suspects because the area was dark. An investigation has been launched.