A shop selling sweets was robbed by a masked man in Goodwill on Tuesday morning, reports indicate.
During the incident, which took place at Murphy’s Lane, a customer was shot.
At this point, it is unknown who shot the customer.
The robber reportedly made good his escape with $50.
The customer has since been taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital. His condition is unknown.
DNO is following this story and will publish information as it becomes available.
DNO….Do you have an update on this matter?
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Shoot person for $50 but can afford a gun and ammunition. If you’re that desperate for money or food why not sell the gun for few thousands? Money is not the only motivation for these morons. It’s the thrill and street fame they are after. The culture of the youth is the “bad man” culture where they think if you not robbing, killing or stealing you’re not the cool kid. I hope hey know the life expectancy for “bad man” is short, very short. We need to change that culture.
No law or constitution will stop me from doing what I want.
take note that the kids hear what adults say.
May God forgive me for laughing when I read the amount of money taken, while someone is suffering and many more are distressed. Lord, help our country and our young people. Lord hear us…
THAT’S A DAM SHAME.. come on.. when they get cough the wicked money hungry lawyers help them to get out free . What do u expect?, now money is everything. What a level this county has come to.. I am exploding with positive things to bring out but politics have taken over thus making things dangerously terrible.
Well as the people say there when u speak they tell u go back where you come out.. solve the problems u all selves now.. I have nothing more to say.
I took my fastness yesterday and tune in to a programme on Kairi fm in the morning and I got so pissed off listening to such nonsense from people chatting all about other people and the host taking everything for a joke .. what some fools. To much nonsense on the radio stations.. nothing with development in mine.. SHAMEFULLLLLL..
The story is left for speculation. I read a masked man I did not read an armed masked man, sometimes a word left out or added makes all the difference to a news item.
Who shot the customer for $50.00? Hope the customer will be okay and hope the robber is found and the merchant, I pray they will be okay; Someone walks into your place of business to rob you and to put your life and those of your customers at risk, very sad no matter how you try to analyze it and what should you do?
What amuses me in such a serious case is our make believe these things just started happening, Why then have we always had police stations and people being held in cells? What has happened is we live in the cyber age so as soon as something happens it is all over the internet that is the only difference. The vollair, thief; has always been there.
The difference is the thieves are using guns instead of knives, cutlasses and the victims have guns too instead of stones and fists.
What a shame hurting innocent people for $50 dollars the bastard days are numbered, only a low life lazy monster would do such act. Karma will deal eith him.
They’re robbing just about any and everything…what a mess…
This is an indication of the situation in the country. These thugs have nothing to loose, they don’t care who or where they rob, attack, or whatever the dirty deed. This is what happens when the countries national security is of zero importance…….this is what happens when there is divide in the police force and poor leadership…….this is what happens when the judicial system is corrupt and inept. This is what happens when the economy is flat and too many are out of work…….when people have left farming looking for a better dollar and there is none
He must have been very desperate. Almost jkill an innocent person over fifty dollars.
But he can afford a gun though right? Don’t be stupid. Why not sell the gun for couple thousands then?
What a coward, chicken shit loser, an ignorant nobody, low life scum bag. He must think his a big man with that gun, when they catch him they should cut off his head and stick it on a spike.
That customer is a hero!
Was it self inflicted? “They don’t know who shot who.” Somebody got shop shot catmem.
I really would like to no who shot the innocent an……………………wat the mask man thought her could possibly get in a sweet shop; maybe he had a birthday party coming up lol…………………and 50.00 he go with dominica really finishing boi……jah guide the robbers one day they will learn to sweat for money
I really would like to no who shot the innocent an……………………wat the mask man thought her could possibly get in a sweet shop; maybe he had a birthday party coming up lol…………………and 50.00 he go with dominica really finishing boi……jah guide the robbers one day they will learn to sweat for money
I did not think I would live to see the day where a man would take his time, put on a mask, to go rob a candy shop in Dominica. I mean a candy shop in Dominica? I mean very few regular shops in Dominica these days under Skerrit make more than $50.00 a day, far less a candy shop. He was even lucky to get that much.
The way Skerrit put things in Dominica these days I would not be at all surprised to hear mothers literally selling their babies to pay a bill. You remember in 2kings 6:24-29, when life got really difficult mothers agreed to kill their babies to eat? If Skerrit remains in power for another 5 years, that same thing will happen before our eyes in Dominica.
Dominica is a relatively safe country. Disappointingly, criminals have caused it to be unsafe. One day they will pay for their actions.
The thief thought he would get more money. Fool! $50 is not much. How much could be purchased with that amount? Shame on you! I hope you are caught.
this must be a prank cant believe my country has got to this
Desperation that causing that, no work, no opportunity. Almost everybody in the country have a lazy go free attitude almost like they lose all hope and don’t know what to do next… Everybody that I talk to is leave they talking about leaving Dominica, that country have to get so messed in 10 years all you will really have to ask “where I be there” just now.
Wow. That is really worrying. What is going on with our youth?!
just imagine you open your little shop to make a little change and this happens… Being robbed at gun point and to have one of your customers shot… Just awhile back the place in Mero was robbed at gun point with patrons present… what is really going on in our country… We cannot go out to lime or even make a little message to the shop
How much money is an idiot expecting to get from a sweet corner shop ? The gov’t must wake up to put a stop to this life of crime which is taking over the place.Dominica is not in need of that,prison sentences are too short and the life in the prison might be too sweet..make people work for the own food..
OMG……… Seriously, am I really reading this? Someone actually robbed a sweet shop and shot a person for $50.00? What kind of individual would do this?
Criminals like these, deserves to be humiliated in the form of a public flogging with the Cat O Nine Tails. Those of you who keep repeating that Dominica is finished should stop it. It is those petty criminals who are the real idiots and they giving Dominica a bad name.
Tick tock, tick tock….time is up. The chickens have come home to roost. What a country, what a govt, what a people. Here it is, stay tuned for more . Smh
A shop selling sweets? The people have a small grocery shop and the customer was shot by the armed masked robber. We’re hoping this poor man who just happened to be entering will make a full recovery. These lowlives do not want to work hard and just terrorizing people’s lives.
He could get more money if He sold the gun!!!!
Dominica is finished!
Dominica is not finished. It will not be finished; only when God is ready for it to be finished. What Dominicans must do is to fervently pray that crimes are eradicated.
God must be genuinely worshiped. Nationals must perform good works that their prayers will be eventually answered in God’s time. Prayers, patience and perseverance.
How is that?
Even a Sweet Shop? No man. Lord help us.
LOL
When I use to buy my hapnee tablet some school children use to thief it from me. Children use to steal tablet in shops. The difference is they use to take it and run and because everyone knew everyone parents would cut your tail if it was ever known you stole the lady tablet or sweetee. All the shop keepers in those days were surrogate parents and everyone looked out for everyone but what we have seen is selfishness and jealousy growing and growing. But thieves they were always there.
I want to read fewer stories about arrests of ganja farmers, and more articles about arrests of violent criminals like this. To shoot someone over fifty dollars is madness.
welcome to the place I call home stevo
Thanks, but my real welcome to this was having my house in Morne Daniel burgled back in 2001. CID caught him, though, so credit where it is due.
You do know some could shoot and kill for much less, even for $2.00. Consider when they go to steal and their victim has few funds or none at all, you know what they will do.
Ok then the government will have to hire more police officers, and which then they will have have to run more plain clothes operations. Business,store should place more surveillance cameras, and hire arm guards. And also ganja criminals also commit violent crimes also. I wonder what you would classified-call a child abuser, maybe a misguided person
I cannot agree with you more Mr. Foerster! I cannot even post my own comment since you’ve adequately expressed my sentiments! I, again, thank you!!!!
Shot by the owner
If so, it probably is by mistake.
The place getting hot, summer approaching, wanna be thugs on the increase!! Capppp Capp cappp
“Wannabe thugs?” Shooting someone over 50$ EC seems like a real thug to me.
hmm Sweet Dominica eh
Shame
The masked man sounds like a total idiot… All that for $50. Hope somebody catches him or karma will get him anyway.
Would it have made more sense if the robber had gotten much more money?
These bastards! All for $50??? REALLY? I hope whoever you are burn in hell.
This is what wicked people, criminals are doing to themselves. As they go about committing crimes, they are heaping more and more eternal burning coals on their heads.
This is what they will get in the end:
WTF a man thieving a poor old lady $50 tablet money…. The PM must introduce caning of thieves and robbersand castrating of rapists and molesters
I don’t think you should mention the PM……remember he said NO LAW NO CONSTITUTION…… and see where we are today
Goodwill used to produce top of the top young men who many admired. Now, all those people that moving into the community from wherever they come out and having the place like a ghetto spot with their malcassay children growing up with no respect or fear of God. Yes goodwill always had kawants, but we always knew our place and we were respectful. most we ever stole was mangos and fruits on occasion. These days, little high school boys smoking weed live on the courts in the afternoons. that couldnt happen before, some parent would have dealt with that. now, noone cares. Goodwill for life tho.
Trust me noone cares they used to say so much about the goodwill youth before (more bad than good) and all what they were doing was constructive now who is saying anything noone cares… Our savana used to be filled with adults and young people on a Monday afternoon dont even talk about on a friday everyone having fun and socializing now we have young girls and boys thinking they are gangsters with no direction and when u go to the savana you would swear its a ghost town… Things seemed to have changed for the worst in goodwill
This is the same for all communities…People from all over are now living in my community as well.Even police officers who drink hard,curse with deafening loudness and have rogue characters as their best friends….Dominica is in total chaos and disorder.The family structure is largely broken,but who cares??? You believe the GREEDIES in government are not aware that the country is in chaos??? Even if the apprehend the scamp,the little punishment be will get will not be enough to discourage him/her to do it again!!
This much I can state. It is no longer the place it once was and not as safe a place.
The police should patrol these areas and arrest those who smoke weed. There should be no loitering.
for $50, imagine that.
Continue to pretend that all is well in Dominica.
Until the effects of what you have allowed for many years reaches your doorsteps.
It will get much worse before it gets better, because our people are very dishonest and wicked.
Not “our people”; some people.
Where i be dere nuh?
“Where you be dere for true”! lazy; nasty; hate-filled; always looking for someone to blame and people always looking to justify these wrong acts in the name of scoring political points! Dat’s where you be!
A sweet shop, on a morning? For crying out loud!
There is no work but Haitians taking over all work! The market; the handymen at the port; grass cutting; barber shops; sewing; ironing, you name it, they do it. How often do you hear of a Haitian in the hands of the law for lazy and wicked thieving? Not often, if at all! That’s a people with a proud work ethic, challenged as they are in their homeland but still productive and disciplined wherever they go!
That’s how we used to be before the new Dominica of name-calling and cursing and hating, morning, noon and night!
your eyes wide open and you still doh know where you be
Dominica wii lol.