An employee of a Chinese restaurant has been shot and killed during a Saturday night robbery in St. Peter.

The police service says a shooting was reported to the Holetown Police Station about ten minutes to eleven on Saturday, 24th June.

The report stated that the owner and an employee of a Chinese restaurant and bar located along Road View, St. Peter had just closed up the business establishment and were about to leave when they were attacked by two armed gunmen.

Shots were fired, and the owner fled, but the employee suffered injuries, which proved to be fatal.

An ambulance was summoned to the scene, and on arrival, the EMT checked the injured man and found no sign of life.

The victim was later pronounced dead at the scene by a medical doctor.