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Romanian Police Seize Main Suspect In Brasov Armed Robbery – Interior Min

Romanian interior minister Liviu Dragnea said Saturday on Antena 3 that police seized the main suspect in the armed robbery that occurred Thursday evening in the central Romanian city of Brasov, which left two people dead and one injured.
Romanian Police Seize Main Suspect In Brasov Armed Robbery – Interior Min
31 ian. 2009, 11:36, English

The minister declined to give too many details, saying the investigation is ongoing.
 
Two people were shot dead and a third was injured during the armed robbery Thursday evening 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.