A Brazilian miner was shot and killed during a robbery at his mining camp at Oku Backdam, Cuyuni on Wednesday and the perpetrators are still at large.
Dead is Evanero Altantara Tarmo, 44 years.
According to a release from the Police Public Relations Department, investigations revealed that three men, armed with a handgun, a cutlass and a knife entered the mining camp and held up Tarmo’s wife, Aglenzinia Maria De Jesus.
They then demanded gold. During this time, she was assaulted about the body by the men, who then went to the mining pit, where they confronted Tarmo.
He was assaulted by the men and then shot in his back, after which they took away a quantity of raw gold and escaped, the release said.
At press time, efforts were being made to transport the body to Georgetown.
