The Tribune

By SANCHESKA DORSETT

Tribune Staff Reporter

sdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE FIREARM used in the Super Value robbery last Sunday is linked to “several murders” in the capital, Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell revealed yesterday.

Addressing members of the Senate, Mr Bell said because of excellent police work several recent murders are on their way to being solved.

“The weapons recovered in that armed robbery were used in the commission of several murders recently committed,” Mr Bell said.

“One of those murders specifically in the eastern area, those murders will now be solved. I don’t want to say too much but in the next few days a whole lot will be revealed.”

Officer in Charge of the Central Detective Unit, Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander confirmed that police have matched one of the weapons recovered from the scene of the robbery, with the murder of former bodybuilder and restaurateur Albert Rahming.

The 49-year-old father of three was found in his car shot to death on the Montagu foreshore almost two weeks ago.

Chief Supt Fernander said police have one man in custody in connection with that murder.

Police shot two armed robbery suspects early Sunday morning, moments after they robbed Super Value Food Store on West Bay Street and led police on a high-speed chase that ended in a residential area off East Street South.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean said police received information of a robbery in progress at the food store, where more than a dozen customers were inside.

When police arrived on the scene, the armed suspects had already left the store in a stolen silver coloured Honda, but police immediately issued an all points bulletin for the men. ACP Dean confirmed that shots were fired inside the store during the robbery but luckily no one was injured.

A chase followed, which resulted in two of the three suspects being shot by police. Two of the men managed to escape and the third suspect is listed in serious condition in the hospital under heavy police guard. Police also recovered two weapons from the suspects.

The two suspects are still at large and police are appealing to members of the public who may have any information to contact police at 911 or 919, the Central Detective Unit at 911 or 919, the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 328-TIPS.