Marigot: --- An armed robbery at the Popular Supermarket in Concordia has left a young Asian woman known as Ying (32) dead while another victim was also shot but is in stable condition at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital. Preliminary information reaching SMN News states that two youngsters entered the supermarket and shot the well known Chinese cashier as they tried to get the cash register.
The young robbers also shot and injured an Asian man identified as Eric who also works at the supermarket. Currently the gendarmes are on a manhunt for the robbers whom they consider to be armed and dangerous. SMN News learnt that the two robbers entered the supermarket and after committing the act they left on foot and later escaped on a scooter that was parked some distance away. 
Scores of gendarmes responded to the broad daylight shooting and cordoned the area. Also on the scene was Prosecutor Jacques Louvier.
Commandant of the Gendarmerie Stephanne Brunet said the incident occurred at 12:35pm. Brunet said the shooting on Wednesday is the fourth homicide committed on the French side for the year 2010.
Bystanders at the scene expressed disgust at the killing saying that 10 years ago an armed robbery had claimed the life of someone in the same supermarket. They also said the victim is very well respected and she was murdered at the prime of her life.
On the scene there were hundreds of people looking on and lamenting on the crime rate on St. Martin. Many persons said the economy on the French side is already bad and with the constant robberies people would soon avoid the island.