The Tribune

POLICE are investigating two shooting incidents and a spate of armed robberies this week.

A man was standing outside a shop on Davis Street, Fox Hill when he was fired upon by the passengers of a dark coloured vehicle on Wednesday evening.

The man was taken to hospital after the shooting, which occurred shortly after 10pm.

On Monday, a man was standing outside a home on Crepe Myrtle Avenue, Garden Hills when two armed men opened fire on him.

The men escaped, also in a dark coloured vehicle shortly before 10pm.

Both victims were reportedly in stable condition at hospital, according to police.

Meanwhile, two men armed with firearms robbed a man and woman as they sat in a car in the area of the Fox Hill Creek on Wednesday.

The culprits stole the black 2007 Honda Civic LP# AP 2777 and cash shortly after 10pm.

The car was recovered a short time later at Obadiah Street, Springfield Road.

On Tuesday, a woman was robbed of cash while at a store on Russell Road, Horse Shoe Drive.

The woman was approached by a man armed with a handgun shortly before noon.

An hour later, police were alerted to another robbery at a store on Prince Charles Drive.

According to reports, three armed men entered the store and robbed the cashier of cash and cheques before escaping in a dark coloured vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 328-TIPS (8477) or the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991/2.