An armed bandit yesterday afternoon cornered and shot at a civil engineer in a Chinese restaurant on Robb Street, Georgetown before snatching his bag containing $5,000 cash and other valuables.
Cy Rodrigues, 38, a resident of Eccles New Scheme, East Bank Demerara put up resistance to the gunman resulting in a shot being fired in his direction which struck the wall.
The incident unfolded around 4 pm yesterday at Xinfa Fastfood restaurant located at Lot 70 Robb Street, Lacytown, George-town where Rodrigues had visited to order a meal.