Suspect Caught In C Romania Double Homicide, Armed Robbery Case

Nica also said that since Serghei Gribenco, "an extremely dangerous person", was identified as a suspect in the armed robbery at the currency exchange house in Brasov, his capture involved a great deal of people from the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Intelligence Division with the Ministry of Interior and the Police.

 

Nica added this case was “extremely complex” and police officers have never seen such a case in the past 20 years.

 

Two people were shot dead and a third was injured during the armed robbery on January 29 at a currency exchange office in the center of Brasov.

 

According to the General Police Inspectorate, two of the victims were employees of the exchange office and the third a passer-by who tried to stop the robber. The passer-by, 55, was shot in the heart and died shortly after the attack.

 

One of the exchange office’s employees, 33, was shot in the head and died in intensive care after a three-hour coma. The third victim, 38, lost an eye.

 

The attacker managed to steal a bag of money from the two exchange office employees, which he later abandoned in the street and fled the scene.