The Police today said that an alleged market robber was shot in his leg after he attacked a policeman.
In a statement today, the police said that at 7.30 pm yesterday “police responded to reports of a man robbing persons in the bus park at Stabroek Market, Georgetown. In attempts to arrest the man who has been identified as Seon Prince, 35 years, of Prince William Street, Plaisance, ECD, he attacked a police rank and was shot and injured to his left leg.
“The police rank received a wound to his chest and both he and Seon Prince were treated at the GPHC.”
The police further said that a lady’s purse with a sum of money, a pair of artificial earrings, a wristwatch without band, a pair of scissors and a quantity of cannabis sativa were recovered from Prince.
Investigations are continuing.
