Female pump attendant shot during gas station robbery in St Andrew

The police have launched a manhunt for a group of armed men who robbed and shot a female pump attendant during a brazen daylight attack at a gas station in St Andrew on Tuesday afternoon.

The incident occurred at approximately 1:36 p.m. at the Total service station on Deanery Road.

According to investigators, the assailants held up the pump attendant before opening fire, injuring her. They then fled the scene in a Toyota Probox. The wounded woman was rushed to hospital, where she remains receiving medical treatment.

Police believe the suspects are members of a criminal syndicate believed to be responsible for a string of robberies targeting service stations across the Corporate Area.

Investigations into the incident are continuing as detectives work to identify and apprehend those responsible.