The Tribune

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

sbrown@tribunemedia.net

POLICE are on the hunt for a gunman who shot and robbed a Shirley Street businessman as he was about to enter his establishment early yesterday morning.

According to reports, the victim was about to enter his business when a masked man armed with a gunman approached him and demanded cash shortly after 9am.

The victim ran into the building but was shot by the gunman, who then fled the scene on foot. The victim was rushed to hospital and is listed in stable condition, according to police.

Officers from the Southeastern Division arrested three men after they were caught “red handed” stripping a stolen car yesterday afternoon.

According to reports, police received a report of suspicious men around a silver Honda in an area off Soldier Road shortly after 1pm.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found six men stripping the vehicle. The men fled on foot after spotting the officers. A chase followed that led to the arrest three of the men.

Police said the car that was being stripped had been stolen from a home in Garden Hills #2 earlier that morning.

Anyone with information on any of those incidents is asked to contact police at 911 or 919, the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991.

Investigations into both incidents continue.