A shopkeeper has told of the terrifying moment he found himself staring down the barrel of a gun.

Raymond Burgess says he is "lucky to be alive" after a gunman burst into his store on Saturday and opened fire at him and his son.

Mr. Burgess, manager of C&R Discount store in Court Street, says he believes he is only alive today because his foot slipped as he attempted to dodge a bullet aimed at his chest.

The 68-year-old was instead hit in the thigh. The bullet travelled through his left leg and became embedded in the plastic frame of a refrigerator.

His son Raymond Burgess Jr. then became the gunman's next target. The 31-year-old was hit in his left arm as he turned to run down the side of the store.

As he jumped over the metal railing of a shelving unit to take cover the man took aim once again, and then turned and ran out of the store.

Mr. Burgess and his son were the innocent victims of the third drive-by shooting this weekend.

The incident in Court Street followed the fatal shooting of Kenwandee Robinson, 27, in St. Monica's Road, Pembroke, at 2.45 p.m. on Friday. A second man, Michael Adams, 24, was also seriously injured.

Gunfire also shattered the peace of 'The Curve' area of Pembroke on Friday afternoon, with several shots reported in Rambling Lane and Curving Avenue near Middletown.

On Saturday, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Burgess Jr., and another man were injured in the latest drive-by shooting. According to witnesses a man wielding a gun jumped out of a dark blue car and began chasing the other victim down the street, firing after him.

"It happened so fast, all I know is I thought I heard a gunshot," said Mr. Burgess. "There were two people running towards the shop and as they ran in they knocked me out of the way, into that corner.

"All I know was then there was a gun in my face. The next thing he was firing bullets and there was a nozzle right in front of me.

"He put the gun in my face, man. There must have been less than three feet between us. I just ducked down and then slipped. It missed my chest and hit my leg."

Pointing at a bullet hole in the refrigerator frame, he said: "You see the bullet hole here that's how far it missed me.

"I was quite scared. The main thing was not to panic but to try to move. I think slipping over actually saved my life," he said.

"I pushed my leg way out and that's where he caught me. If I had stayed straight he would have caught me straight in the chest."

Mr. Burgess said: "Then he started firing at my son. The next thing, he ran out of the door."

The shopkeeper was critical of the Police for not picking up on the earlier shots fired in Court Street as the gunman chased the man down the street, shortly after 9 a.m.

"There was a five-minute drama outside before this (the shots in the store) and they didn't catch nothing. What are we taxpayers paying for?," he said.

"The CCTV has been here for two to three years and everything that happens around here, they've got nothing.

"We are business people. They should be treating us like they do on Front Street. If the Police had been here at the right moment, this wouldn't have happened.

"But they do the best job they can," he added.

Detectives say they are examining the CCTV Court Street footage for clues. Detective Chief Inspector Antoine Daniels told the media at the weekend: "The cameras were in operation."

Mr. Burgess said he understood the other man had received a gunshot wound to the foot. "The gunman was after him, and he ran into my shop. He was a young man, but I don't know him," he said.

Trying to describe the gunman, he said: "I can't remember much but he had a T-shirt pulled over his chin and mouth.

"All I saw was the square-faced gun and the hole. I was just concentrating on following that gun.

"I know I was lucky, I was really lucky. Me and my son were both lucky."

While Mr. Burgess describes his son as "fine", he says he is "having dreams" about the incident.

"It is troubling me right now," he said. "I'm going to see my doctor this afternoon and I might close the place for a few days.

"My doctor told me to stay off but what do I do? Just go home and look at the ceiling and think about everything that happened? I'm just trying to forget about it all now."

Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information about the shootings to contact the Serious Crime Unit on 299 8115 or 295 0011. The confidential CrimeStoppers hot line is: 1 800 623 8477.