Police today said that investigations are being conducted into a fatal shooting that occurred at about 2200h yesterday at Great Diamond Sea Dam, EBD, where an armed robbery suspect known as “Douglah” was fatally shot during an armed confrontation with the police.
According to a police press release, “Douglah” who was in his early twenties and resided at Plastic City, Vreed-en-Hoop, WCD, and Sophia, was along with two other men wanted for questioning by the police in relation to an armed robbery committed on Rambharose Ramjewan and his family at their home at Best Village, WCD, on November 19, 2011. The police said that the victims had been robbed of $1M, US$2,000, jewellery, a laptop computer and a cell phone by three men armed with a firearm, a hammer and a piece of metal.
Acting on information, the police said that they went to a house at the Great Diamond Sea Dam where they came under fire. “The ranks returned fire during which “Douglah” was shot”, police said. Two other men who were with him managed to escape among the bushes.
The police said that a .32 pistol with 13 matching rounds, six 9mm. rounds, two ski-masks, a pair of rubber gloves, two screw-drivers, a pair of pliers and a crescent spanner were recovered at the scene.
The body of “Douglah” is at the GPHC mortuary awaiting a PME.
