Vendor shot during Ruimveldt robbery

A Riverview, Ruimveldt vendor is currently nursing gunshot injuries after an armed man stormed his shop on Sunday night and carted off with valuables after discharging several rounds at him.
A suspect has since been arrested by Police. The alleged attempted murder and armed robbery was committed on 33-year-old Damion Allicock at about 22:30h.
According to the man’s 23-year-old wife, Allicock was sleeping in front of his shop at Riverview, and she was inside the shop selling when she heard a male voice shouting, “do not move”.
The woman looked outside and saw a man dressed in black with a black face mask. He also had a gun in his right hand, pointing at the victim.
The woman stated that she immediately ran out of the shop, leaving the victim and the perpetrator.
She related to Police ranks that a couple of seconds after, three loud explosions were heard, which sounded like gunshots.
The 23-year-old woman claimed she returned to the scene where she saw the Allicock lying flat on the ground bleeding from his abdomen. His jewellery and money were missing.
After an alarm was raised, neighbours came and assisted the injured man to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he is currently hospitalised in a stable condition. He is nursing two gunshot wounds – one to his abdomen and another to his right foot.
Detectives who processed the scene recovered one 9mm spent shell. A suspect, fitting the description and who was seen shortly after in the Albouystown area, with a suspected gun in his hands, was arrested and is in custody as investigations continue. (G12)