-wounded accomplice escapes
A Lodge man was shot dead on Main Street yesterday afternoon, seconds after he reportedly robbed a courier who was transporting a large quantity of cash to a bank.
Lloyd Hazel, 19, of Lot 86 Hill Street, Lodge, was shot four times in his head by a plain clothes policeman who attempted to stop him from escaping after the robbery of the courier, who was in a taxi.
The courier was transporting the cash for the Black and Decker hardware store on Main and Quamina streets, which is a short distance away from where the shooting occurred. According to information received, the man was transporting cash in a bag to deposit at a bank.
However, he was being tracked by Hazel and another man.
After the courier entered a taxi, Hazel, armed with a gun, rode up and snatched the bag of money. The policeman, witnessing the robbery,