A 26-year-old Albouystown man was shot by police yesterday afternoon around 4.30 pm, reportedly following a chase.
A well-placed source said the Hill Street, Albouystown man was wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of two Brazilian miners during a daring daylight robbery earlier this month.
According to reports, the man was shot in his back as he ran from the police and at the same time, he suffered a broken ankle. The police then took him to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Stabroek News learnt that the man was shot at La Penitence Street, Albouystown. One resident pointed out a yard where she said the man lived, not far from where he was shot. But occupants there denied that he lived there and refused to say anything else.
However, one of the yard’s occupants who asked not to be named said that the police would go looking for the man whenever a crime was committed. The resident said the man visited the area frequently because his girlfriend lived there, but he lived with his parents at Hill Street.
Two Brazilian miners – Silverino Pequeno Alves Junio, 45, and Francisco Lima, 46 — were shot dead on April 11, during in a daring daylight robbery at a Regent Street guesthouse were they normally stayed.
Two men — Ryan Clemenson, 20, and Charles Hackett, 47, were on Monday charged with robbery under arms and murder.
