Gas Station In Tortola Robbed At Gunpoint

TORTOLA — Armed gunmen targeted Bob’s Gas Station in Baughers Bay here Thursday evening.

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force confirmed the robbery.

The proprietor of the gas station ‘Robert Bob’ Pickering reported that he was taking the evening proceeds into his vehicle after 9:00 p.m. last night when he was approached by a lone gunman. He turned over the proceeds to the gunman who then fled on foot to the front of the building.

A second assailant than emerged, took the bag after it fell from the first assailant and they both ran towards the Port Purcell Roundabout.

Police say both assailants were described as slim; one was about 5’10 inches tall and the other was a bit shorter. They were both wearing dark long pants and short sleeved shirts. Neither said anything during the incident and no one was injured.

This is not the first time Bob’s Gas Station has been targeted by armed bandits. In 2011 Pickering was shot several times by a lone gunman while he was leaving his business with the night deposit bag on his way to the bank.