Shanghai, Apr, 20.
12-year-old Chinese boy was killed outright, an armed robber was mortally injured and rushed to the police hospital in a hopeless condition, a wheelbarrow coolie was injured in the thigh, another armed robber sustained bullet-wounds in the right leg, and Sergt. W. E. Bader, in charge of the Private Criminal Prosecution office at West Hongkew Police station, was slightly injured in the right ankle shortly before noon yesterday when a police party engaged four gunmen in a battle outside the First Special District Court, N. Chekiang. Road. The third member of the gang was arrested uninjured, while one of the robbers made good his escape. More than 20 shots were exchanged between the police and the fleeing robbers, while two pistols and several rounds of ammunition, as well as part of the loot from an armed robbery perpetrated a few minutes previously in a Chinese house on Tsepoo Road were found on the scene by the police, Beri, ice tod Sacro li Saat Peas So atts estate Sas, See isi ce Mee, ace ete net They did not notice that a Chinese male servant had given them chase and was only afew yards behind them until they reached the Their pursuer raised an alarm outside the premises of the court and a police Jseareh party on duty there, consisting of CPS. 965, CPC. 1007 and CPC. 1443, went Into action in a matier of seconds.
'CPS, 865 look charge and ordered his constables to walt until the robbers had gotten into the car, realizing that It would be ridiculous to meet the desperadoes head-on.
The car slarted moving when the two C.P.Cs took up positions on the lett side of the vehicle, while the Sergeant looked after the right side. The C.PS. challenged the driver to stop, while at the same time one of the robbers pulled out his gun and fred a shot. The car stopped dead and the gunmen attempted to get out of it only to find that both doors were well covered. The second shot rang out in the direction of the Sergeant who replied, emptying his magazine injuring the gunman critically. Meanwhile, one of the C.P.C.s on the other side of the ear fired on the two men trying to make their getaway jand injured one on the leg. The third gunman dropped his pistol in endeavour to get away but CP.C. 2202, who had meanwhile arrived on the scene, braved the exchange of shots that was still going on and succeeded in arresting the man.
Det.-Sub-Insp. F. 0. Guess, who had been in the court, rushed out and prevented the slightly injured robber from getting away.
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