A bandit, posing as a passenger, shot a 48-year-old taxi driver in the shoulder during a robbery at Chase Village, Chaguanas, on Friday night.
Police said Shirvington Wiseman of Freeport was driving his grey Nissan Tiida, valued at $30,000, around 9 pm on Friday when the incident occurred.
Wiseman had picked up the passenger at Busy Corner, Chaguanas, and was heading east along Lime Head Road when the passenger pointed what appeared to be a firearm at Wiseman.
A struggle followed, and Wiseman told police he heard a loud explosion.
After the struggle, Wiseman handed over the vehicle and exited.
He subsequently noticed that he had been wounded in his right shoulder.
The suspect then drove away east along Lime Head Road in the stolen Nissan Tiida.
A passer-by took Wiseman to a health facility in Chaguanas for medical attention.
Police described the suspect as a slim-built man, with a light-brown complexion and short hairstyle.
He was armed with a firearm.
However, Freeport CID officers received information about the stolen vehicle.
The officers, along with personnel from the Freeport Charge Room and CDTF Area South, went to a dirt road off the Caparo Valley-Brasso Road, where they found the grey Nissan Tiida intact.
Checks were made in the surrounding area for the suspect, but he was not found. — Radhica De Silva
