ATTACK ON BUSINESSMAN'S DAUGHTER

The daughter of a La Romain businessman was the target of a brazen daylight shooting on Tuesday morning.

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00:00The daughter of a Laramaine businessman was the target of a brazen daylight shooting this morning.

00:07The 35-year-old woman, daughter of Rabindranath Maharaj, who is the owner of RNG Celtec in Gulf City Mall,

00:14was left uninjured after a gunman opened fire on her White Range Rover

00:18as she drove along the South Trunk Road in Laramaine around 10 a.m.

00:23Maharaj spoke with reporters shortly after the incident.

00:26When my daughter lived in Des Moines, when she was driving through Tegonique,

00:36and with a silly burger, and when she reached on this location,

00:43somebody bounced in the car, she slowed down,

00:48and when she do take off, the sticker reversed back also too.

00:52She realized something was wrong, and she drive up, and she'll be back.

01:01Station escaping her attackers.

01:04He says the gunman, who was driving a Nissan B-14,

01:07opened the front passenger door and fired at his daughter.

01:11The front and back right side doors of her vehicle were hit with one bullet each.

01:16Maharaj says it's not the first time his family has been the target of criminals,

01:20and once again, they will have to increase their security measures.

01:25Yeah, we had one kidnapping,

01:31two attempted kidnapping,

01:3614 robberies.

01:39As far as you know, it might have been maybe an adoption, you think, or a robbery.

01:45Head of the TDP Air Central Southern Division's ACP Meister confirms an investigation is underway,

01:55saying they are pursuing several leads and treating the case with seriousness.

01:59He says they will utilize every resource necessary to identify and apprehend those responsible for this prison act,

02:07and urged anyone with information to contact the nearest police station or call Crime Stoppers at 800-TIPS.