Shot fired during Savannah robbery

Police are investigating an armed robbery of a business premises in Savannah where armed men fired a shot into the ceiling and assaulted an employee.

The robbery occurred on Homestead Crescent shortly before 9:40pm on Tuesday, 19 April.

Police were told that three masked men – two armed with handguns – entered the business and demanded money.

“One of the men fired a shot in the ceiling and another assaulted an employee of the business,” the RCIPS said in a statement on Wednesday.

The man who was assaulted received a minor injury that was not gunshot related, the RCIPS said.

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Police said the robbers made off with a quantity of cash in a light-coloured SUV.

This is the latest in a spate of armed robberies in recent weeks.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Bodden Town Police Station at 947-2220, or submit a tip through the RCIPS confidential tip line at 949-7777 or on its website.