A gunman robbed an armored car and wounded two security guards yesterday afternoon in Wanhua District (萬華), Taipei City.
The two Taiwan Secom Co (中興保全) guards were collecting cash from a branch of the Taiwan Post Office in Wanhua District at 2:50pm and preparing to leave when they were ambushed by a man who fired 10 shots at them, police said.
The suspect took a bag containing NT$4.3 million (US$140,000) before fleeing on a stolen scooter.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
A third security guard sitting in the armored car was unhurt.
The scooter was later found by police at 4pm in Banciao (板橋), Taipei County.
One of the guards, surnamed Chou, was hit twice, with one wound in each leg, while the other guard, surnamed Hsieh, received a single shot to his right leg, police said.
The suspect, wearing a raincoat and a helmet, fired at the security guards as he saw them leaving the branch.
The suspect fired five shots at the pair before taking the cash bag from Hsieh’s hand. He then fired another five shots to prevent the pair from firing back before leaving the scene.
He shouted at the guards, warning them not to chase him as he fled.
Police said they were trying to identify the suspect.
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