Men Shot at Establishment—Four Arrested Possession of Stolen ATM Cards.

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Philipsburg:--- The police department are busy investigating a shooting incident which took place on Wednesday. According to police spokesman Geronimo Juliet police were directed to the St. Maarten Medical Center where they met two met who were shot. Juliet said one of the victims identified as C.C told police they were leaving an establishment to go to his car when he was shot by unknown persons. Police could not interview the second victim in this because he was intensive care at the time. So far no witnesses have been heard by police because all of the other patrons of the establishment had already left when police reached the scene.
Juliet said police are also busy investigating another armed robbery which took place on Monday July 19th at the Golden Island Restaurant. According to the police spokesman the owners of the restaurant was at the back of the establishment relaxing when two gunmen surprised them. The robbers they said were carrying a sawed off shot gun. They managed to rob the business approximately $300. After committing the act they ran in the direction of the board walk. The suspects were said to be wearing black clothing, one of wearing a black hoody over his head while the other used a red cloth to cover his face. They are both slim and of dark complexion and about 1.75 meters tall.
The detective department also arrested four persons who were caught in the vicinity of SOL Gas Station on Sucker Garden Road. The men were seen in a vehicle and looked suspicious which prompted police to conduct a body search. A number of ATM cards were found on the culprits. Further investigation revealed that the owners of those cards told police that their homes were broken into and their cards were stolen.