According to eyewitness accounts, the robbers, numbering four in total, brandished firearms as they forcefully entered the store, firing shots to gain access to locked glass cases. Despite attempts to break the cases with their bare hands, the assailants resorted to gunfire, causing chaos and panic among the staff and patrons present.

“At least three staff members were seen extremely traumatised but holding their corner as three of the four gun-toting bandits robbed the store,” one witness described, highlighting the sheer terror experienced by those caught in the midst of the robbery.

The intensity of the situation was further exacerbated by the recklessness of the perpetrators, who reportedly discharged their weapons indiscriminately, raising concerns about the safety of the staff and bystanders.

“Many have expressed that the staff could have been injured as the men carelessly let off shots in the store,” the witness added.

Video Footage provided by sources with access to CCTV footage out depicts three staff members (blotted-out)huddling together in a corner, seeking refuge from the mayhem unfolding around them.

One individual is seen crouching on her knees, presumably attempting to find a safer position alongside her colleagues as the robbers ransacked the store.

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has launched a manhunt to apprehend the fugitive suspects. Despite efforts to identify and locate the perpetrators, the four men remain at large.

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Officers from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have located the vehicle used by four armed robbers on Friday morning to escape the scene after robbing the Aladdin Store on Flemming Street in Road Town, Tortola.

A video shared with this news agency shortly after midday on February 9 showed officers collecting evidence from the car used in the robbery.

Sources revealed that investigators discovered two different number plates on the car suspected to have been stolen. The vehicle has been taken into police custody for thorough examination by investigators.

In the meantime, the pursuit continues for the armed suspects, who carried out the daring raid at Aladdin Store, known for retailing branded merchandise including jewellery and bags, shortly after 10 am on February 9.

The bandits discharged shots into the air in the lively Road Town shopping square, causing alarm among residents in nearby buildings and on the street, with no reported injuries.
Police were summoned as the robbery was unfolding.

Eyewitnesses’ videos show four bandits clad entirely in black and shrouded in hoods concealing their faces fleeing the scene.

One suspect was wielding what seemed to be a semi-automatic gun at the store’s entrance.

The specifics regarding the quantity of stolen merchandise remain undisclosed.

RVIP in a statement confirmed the holdup and added that an investigation has been launched.

This is the second daytime heist in Road Town in less than a year. On July 1, 2023, a pair of armed and masked individuals dressed in all white robbed a jewellery store in the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park.

Both men fled towards the parking lot, firing several shots in the air before absconding with a quantity of the store’s merchandise.

Subsequently, Shamul Mitchell, 35, of Sand Box Road, and Jelani Marquis, 27, of Hannahs Estate, both on Tortola, were apprehended and charged with robbery and possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence.

They are currently on remand in prison.

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Gunfire resonated in the heart of Road Town shortly after 10 am on February 9 , with no reported injuries.

Eyewitnesses’ videos show four bandits clad entirely in black and shrouded in hoods concealing their faces fleeing the scene. One suspect was seen on the video wielding what seemed to be a semi-automatic gun at the store’s entrance.

The specifics regarding the quantity of stolen merchandise remain undisclosed.

Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIP) in a statement confirmed the holdup and added that an investigation has been launched.

This is the second daytime heist in Road Town in less than a year. On July 1, 2023, a pair of armed and masked individuals dressed in all white robbed a jewellery store in the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park.

Both suspects fled towards the parking lot, firing several shots in the air before absconding with a quantity of the store’s merchandise.

Subsequently, Shamul Mitchell, 35, of Sand Box Road, and Jelani Marquis, 27, of Hannah’s Estate, were apprehended and charged with robbery and possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence.

They are currently on remand in prison.

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