Attempted Armed Robbery in St. Philip

Press Release from Barbados Police Service re: armed robbery at ShopSmart, Express, Six Roads, St. Philip:

Police at District C Station are conducting investigations into an incident where a security officer stationed at a business reported that two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm and the other with a knife entered the establishment and attempted to rob him about 1:58 pm on Sunday May 18th, 2025.
Investigations revealed that the security officer was on duty when the two assailants entered the establishment and immediately pointed weapons at the security officer, he ran but fell, the assailants then attacked him and a physical altercation ensued resulting in the security officer receiving injuries. He was assisted by two colleagues while the culprits fled from the scene in a Nissan Tida motorcar bearing the registration number H37. We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident or have any information that may assist us to please contact the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1800-8477, Police Emergency at 211 or District C Police Station at 416-8200 or 416-8201.

Source: CBC News

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