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Owner of L' Escargot Robbed Friday night --- Victim shot in shoulder.

Philipsburg:--- The owners of L' Escargot restaurant, Joel and Sonya Morand, were robbed late Friday evening as they along with two tourists were about to leave the business establishment to Divi Little Bay Hotel. According to information reaching SMN News, shortly after the cabaret show ended Friday night Joel and Sonya were about to take the two visitors back to their hotel when they were attacked by three armed masked bandits. One of the bandits shot Joel in one of his shoulders while firing about four or five shots. One of the tourists was also injured while being pushed out of the vehicle. Eyewitnesses say that the tourist's ankle was bandaged because it appears as though she received a splint in the vicinity of her ankle.

The bandits robbed the victims of $1,500 in cash, the restaurant credit cards, and cheques while they managed to escape with the handbags of the two tourists. One eyewitness of the robbery told SMN News that the robbers pushed the two tourists out of the Lexus jeep belonging to Joel but they failed to escape with the vehicle when the vehicle did not start. The businessman was shot once in one of his shoulders. He was rushed to the St. Maarten Medical Center where he is being treated for his injuries. Below is police report on this armed robbery.

 

Business man shot during armed robbery.

On Friday October 26th at approximately 11:30pm, several police patrols rushed to Hotel Steeg better known as the L' Escargot Alley in the vicinity of Anand Indian Restaurant because of an armed robbery. On the scene the investigating officers learnt that the victims were attacked by three armed robbers. The victims of this robbery were the owners of the L' Escargot Restaurant and two other friends who were all together in one car when the attack took place. During the robbery the victims were robbed of their personal belongings. The female driver of the car was dragged out of the car in the attempt to also steal the car, however, the robbers did not succeed in stealing the car. At one point during the robbery a gunshot was fired by one of the robbers hitting the owner of the restaurant with the initials J.M. in one of his shoulders. He was immediately transported to the Sint Maarten Medical Center for treatment. The Special Robbery Unit is speaking to witnesses and Forensic Department is collecting evidence in this case.

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