Two Taiwanese tourists were robbed at gunpoint yesterday in the parking lot of St. Mary’s Cathedral, according to a report from Police Sgt. Lawrence Price.
The two victims , WeiMing Chen, 28, and wife, Li Lu, 30, had parted from their tour group at around 10 a.m. when they went down to the lower parking lot of the cathedral. They were taking pictures when a man approached them waiving a pistol and demanded their money.
After Chen handed over $100, the thief demanded more, so he handed him their passports, airline tickets and camera. The thief then ran off.
The couple claims that the assailant was wearing a black jacket and cap and according to Chen he was about 18 years old. Police are searching for him.
The tour group of 30 employees of a Taiwanese airline was scheduled to fly back at
Jason Le Miere
1 comment:
Good lead, but I might leave the "according to" part until paragraph 2.
You could tighten this up a bit, as follows:
The two victims , WeiMing Chen, 28, and wife, Li Lu, 30, left their tour group around 10 a.m. to take photos from the cathedral's lower parking lot.
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