Landlord Shot While Collecting Rent

And in between gunshots on Faber's Road and in the George Street area, there were shots fired near the heart of the city on Cemetery Road. The shots this time were aimed at businessman Marconi Leal who survived an attempt on his life during an armed robbery. At around 10 pm Leal was collecting house rent from tenants at this building on Cemetery Road when two men, one of whom was armed and wearing masks, ambushed him. Police say Leal was writing a receipt for $2,000, which is 2 months rent, when the men approached him. He claims he was pistol-whipped and thereafter there was a struggle during which the armed bandit fired off two shots. Leal was hit in his chest and the robbers then fled with the rent money and a gold chain valued at $600. Police have a man detained and are not saying if the tenant was in on the robbery.