Police are conducting investigations into an armed robbery which occurred around 6:50 p.m., today at the Ixora Bar & Restaurant, Golden Sands Hotel, Maxwell Main Road, Christ Church.
The owner and proprietor Dennis Tull, 81, was attacked by three armed men, and robbed of a cash tin and an undisclosed sum of money. A guest at the hotel, a 43-year-old Jamaican national was grazed by a bullet fired by the gunmen as they fled the scene.
Several patrons at the bar and restaurant also received minor injuries as a result of the melee caused by the gunmen.
Preliminary investigations revealed that karaoke was being hosted at the bar and restaurant with several persons in attendance, when the three armed men entered the establishment, removed the cash tin, and fired off a number of shots before fleeing the scene.
Investigations are continuing. Anyone who can provide any information to assist with the investigation is being asked to contact the Oistins Police Station at 418-2612, or 418-2608, Police Emergency number 211, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIPS (8477), or the nearest police station. (PR)