The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) are investigating the report of an attempted Robbery at a Financial Institution on Providenciales.
It was reported that around 9:33pm on Friday 17th January 2014 two (2) men were seen in the area of the Financial Institution on the Leeward Highway where gunshots were heard being fired.
Police Officers were dispatched to the scene and upon arrival, a male Police Officer was seen with what appeared to be blood coming from his right forearm. He told officers that as he got out of his private vehicle, which he parked in front of the financial institution, two armed men came from the eastern side of the Institution and shouted at him to drop what he had in his hand and started shooting in his direction. As a result he ran through the parking lot of the institution towards the main road while the two assailants were still in pursuit and firing shots in his direction.
The male officer was taken to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre where his injuries were deemed serious but none life threatening. He was treated and later discharged.
During the shooting, a bullet from one of the assailants weapon entered the left rear window and exit through the front windshield of a motorist vehicle as it drove past the entrance of the institution heading in a western direction on the Highway. The motorist received a few scrapes on his face from the glass fragments. The motorist went to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre where medical treatment was received and the driver later discharged.
On-going investigation has revealed no description of the gun men up to news time.
Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 8477 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.crimestoppers.tc. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
