The Tribune

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Grand Bahama Police are investigating an armed robbery and shooting that left a 45-year-old man in hospital in serious condition. According to reports, the victim, the manager Cooper's Service Station, was shot around 10pm on Monday. Asst Supt Loretta Mackey said the victim was shot in the torso and was rushed by ambulance to the Rand Memorial Hospital. According to police, two masked men, one armed with a shotgun, held up the employees of the station and robbed them of cash. While fleeing the establishment, they fired a shot through the glass door, hitting the manager. The suspects were both described as about six feet tall and of slim build. They were wearing hooded jackets with masks and escaped in a silver coloured Honda car. Police are asking anyone with information that might assist them with their investigation to call 350-3107/8, 352-9774/5 or 911 urgently.