Robber shot by Ladyville shopkeeper

A Saturday morning robbery attempt has left one perpetrator recovering from gunshot wounds. According to the authorities, a Ladyville businessman of Marage Road was manning his counter on Saturday morning when two would be thieves burst in and tried to get into the money drawer. But the shopkeeper took out his licensed nine-millimetre handgun and took aim. One of the bullets caught one of the intruders in his left leg. That was enough to send his accomplice through the door faster than he had come in, but the injured man was subdued by the businessman until the cops showed up. That man has been identified as Koffi Beeks. Beeks remains under police guard at the K.H.M.H. until he is fit to appear before a Magistrate to answer charges. Meanwhile police continue to search for the other man involved in this incident. If you have any information that may assist the authorities, please contact the nearest police station.