‘Menace’ shot during police shoot-out
Kaieteur News – Apparently, a man who is said to be a ‘threat’ was shot yesterday during a shoot-out session with Guyana Police (GPF) ranks. The incident happened at Church Road, Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara.
According to police, the 24-year-old suspect was struck but managed to escape. Kaieteur News understands that police ranks arrested a man living nearby. The man allegedly denied knowledge of the suspect’s whereabouts.
A police report noted that ranks on mobile patrol duties received information about a wanted suspect in connection with several robberies committed between Surveillance and Mahaica, Demerara East Coast. Reports suggest the suspect was in a PPP 7762 motor car along with several other males, all reportedly armed.
Approaching the motor car going on Church Road, one of the ranks signaled for the driver to stop. However, the driver was the sole occupant of the motor car. In an attempt to evade the police, the suspect struck a police vehicle and opened the driver’s side door of the car and immediately released a round in the police direction.
According to police, the ranks returned on fire and the suspect exited the motor car and discharged another round toward the ranks and ran up the road. It was revealed that the ranks, then opened fire on the suspect and were said to have been shot.
The suspect then ran into an empty yard and escaped to the dense vegetation at the back of the yard.
The ranks conducted a search of the yard and surrounding houses. A red rucksack and a hat with suspected blood stains were found in the yard from which the suspect managed to escape. After some time searching the surrounding area, the ranks became vacant.
The man questioned by the police about the suspect was taken into custody and the motor car was taken to Cove and John Police Station and accommodated for analysis.