Hero pizza worker shot twice in face-off with bandit

LYING in hospital with a bullet in his chest, Domino’s pizza worker Anand Singh described how he was shot twice as he protected colleagues, then desperately ran, bleeding, to seek help.

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LYING in hospital with a bullet in his chest, Domino’s pizza worker Anand Singh described how he was shot twice as he protected colleagues, then desperately ran, bleeding, to seek help.

An armed robber shot the 21-year-old after demanding cash from the Wentworthville takeaway joint about 1.45am yesterday, as staff were counting the night’s takings.

“He fired like four times. First time was near my ear and then second one on my chest,” Mr Singh told reporters from his Westmead Hospital bed.

Anand Singh speaks from his hospital bed after being gunned down during a robbery. Picture: Twitter/Tiffiny Genders.

“I straight away said to my friends, run and they start running.”

Rather than wait for an ambulance Mr Singh, closely followed by a Domino’s colleague, stumbled around the corner to Wentworthville railway station, up a ramp and stairs and over the tracks to the nearby police station.

CCTV of the shot 21-year-old injured pizza shop worker running with a colleague towards the police station. Picture: Supplied

Police were amazed the man managed to flee his attackers and get help. Picture: Supplied

The agonising journey, which likely took less than four minutes, was captured on CCTV. The footage shows his friend trying to call for help on his phone.

Police treated Mr Singh and called paramedics.

Anand Singh was shot several times during an armed robbery at the Domino’s pizza shop in Wentworthville. Picture: Supplied

The gunman fled on foot and remains on the loose, with police not yet certain whether he escaped with any money.

Detectives have spoken to his co-worker but last night had not had an opportunity to formally interview Mr Singh in hospital.

The 21-year-old has told of his horror ordeal, which saw him shot in the chest and hand during a robbery at a pizza restaurant. Picture: Steve Tyson

Police at the scene of the shooting. Picture: Steve Tyson

“It’s quite amazing, in fact, that he was able to walk and seek assistance,” Granville Police Inspector Matthew Hyde said.

“He’s an extremely brave young person but from a policing perspective we would encourage people, if they are confronted by an armed offender to comply with their demands.”

Insp Hyde said the attack on Mr Singh as he was “just going about his daily duties trying to earn a living” should serve as a warning to all small businesses that operate late at night. Police are scouring CCTV footage from Domino’s and surrounding businesses for images of the offender.

Inspector Matt Hyde address the media about the shooting.

The gunman was described as male, caucasian, in his mid-20s and wearing a dark hooded jacket.