Police last evening were looking for a man who shot at two reporters who chased him through several city streets after witnessing him robbing a US citizen at gunpoint.
The reporters were unhurt, while the robbery victim was gun butted to the head. Though police were provided with the necessary information, the gunman managed to elude capture. When contacted, ‘A’ Division commander Clifton Hicken said the matter is still being investigated and efforts are being made to track down the car that transported the gunman.
Recounting their ordeal, the reporters, Iva Wharton and Kurt Campbell, told Stabroek News that around noon while in the vicinity of the St George’s Cathedral, they witnessed a man, who was later identified as Steve Smith, being robbed at gunpoint. They said before they could have
