Man dies after gunmen blast police checkpoint

Cop in narrow escape as 20 shots fired

By Iana Seales and Gaulbert Sutherland

Gunmen opened murderous fire at a police checkpoint set up at Middleton Street, Campbellville last night killing a man and injuring three others in a lightning strike that sent shivers through the city.

Riddled with bullets, Arjune Narine Singh called “Ryan”, age 21, of Duncan Street, Campbellville, was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital minutes after the attack that was executed just as a lone policeman in plain clothes had pulled over three vehicles checking for documents in a lit section of the street. Singh died while receiving treatment.

At press time this morning there were reports of gunfire in various parts of the city but there were no reports of casualties or who may have been behind it.

Larry Gursahai of Station Street, Kitty and Mark and Jenny Semple of Campbellville were the remaining patients lifted from the scene nursing injuries. Along with Singh they were pulled over by the police on Middleton Street.

Though he was in plain clothes the police rank was in a marked vehicle that was parked a short distance from where the checkpoint was set up at the corner of Middleton