Shooting and botched robbery of Diamond Entertainment
And on St. Thomas Street this afternoon, there was a robbery and shooting. The manager of Diamond Entertainment was shot at by would be killers but he bravely fought them off and he escaped unscathed. It happened after two p.m. when two unmasked men rode up on bicycles and fired one shot. The man was visibly shaken by the incident, but he related to News Five how he managed to wrangle off the two gunmen.
Voice of Eyewitness
“I was outside when I saw dehn bally di come in. But I mi done realize dat dehn bally come di other day; di same two guys. Soh I mi done know weh wah happen, dat wah robbery wah occur. I just prepare to be alert. By di time I gone and serve dehn, di next one just haul ih gun and hold it to my forehead. One trigger done went already but the trigger never gone off.”
Jose Sanchez
“So he tried to shoot you?”
Voice of Eyewitness
“He shot me one time.”
Jose Sanchez
“But it misfired.”
Voice of Eyewitness
“Yeah. Den di second time I manage fi ketch ah in di air and right deh start to struggle.”
Jules Vasquez, Channel 7
“And what happened after the struggle?”
Voice of Eyewitness
“I manage fi ketch di next one and di next one can’t loose ihself and di next one just haul di gun off di next bally and right deh ih shot me. But ih never ketch.”
Jose Sanchez
This is inside or outside?
Voice of Eyewitness
“Inside. Ih try fi shot mi pan my stomach but I saw the gun when di man come dis side soh weh I do, I just gone like dat.”
Police have obtained copies of the videos that were caught by the security cameras inside the establishment and they were already in the process of apprehending specific suspects.
