Monday, April 06, 2009

Police investigate failed heist

By Mikhaila Crowie
6 April 2009

Delft police are still investigating a failed heist attempt which left a Somali shop owner wounded last week.

Spokesperson for the Delft police station, Captain Joe Wilson said the suspects pretended to be customers when they shot the shopkeeper in the back.

Wilson said the shop owner was selling through the window when the incident occurred. The suspects took out a firearm and the shop owner moved back, resulting the suspects to shoot the 35-year-old Somalian.

“The shop owner is in a critical condition in a nearby hospital.”

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