[17 NOV 00] CRIMES, FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Gun Pointed In Off-Licence Raid

Armed robbers pointed a gun at a shop assistant in Coventry off-licence before escaping with cash from the till yesterday.

The duo struck at Tamebridge Wines in Cambridge Street, Hillfields, at 8.30pm.

They walked into the shop and one of the men pointed a gun at the victim’s head and demanded money.

His accomplice then reached over and took money out of the till and the pair ran off.

The man with the gun is aged between 18 and 22, is of mixed race 6ft tall and had a scarf around his face and head. He was wearing a black three-quarter length leather jacket and black gloves.

The second attacker is Asian, aged between 18 and 22 and was wearing a black bomber jacket, black gloves and a black hat.