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Gunmen rob Western Union in St Ann, use woman as human shield in escape bid
ST ANN, Jamaica – Gunmen temporarily abducted a woman following a robbery at a Western Union outlet in Salem, Runaway Bay, St Ann on Wednesday afternoon.
The woman was used by the gunmen as a human shield to help in their escape, the police said. The sum of money taken has not yet been determined, Observer Online understands.
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Information reaching our newsroom is that around 12:35 pm, two men wearing masks entered the store, and one brandished a firearm and pointed it at the cashier and demanded money.
The other man, police said, used a hammer to break the glass shield at the cashier counter. The men then left with an undetermined sum of cash.
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Before leaving, the men took a female and used her as a shield to get away from the outlet. She was released by the gunmen a short distance from the scene. It is unclear whether the woman was an employee of the establishment, a customer or just a passer-by.
The Runaway Bay police have since been conducting investigations and are searching for the gunmen.
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