Police today shot and killed wanted man Randy Morris called ‘Remey’, following a robbery in the Bourda area.
According to reports, Morris was shot in the Queenstown area following a police chase, while an accomplice surrendered and is in police custody.
A wanted bulletin was issued last November for Morris for questioning in relation to robbery under arms committed on miner Kenneth Joaquin on November 9, 2011 at Hunter Street and Mandela Avenue, Georgetown.
In May 2010, Morris had been charged and placed before the court over 3 gunpoint robberies committed in one day.
It was alleged that on March 2, he robbed Sheldon Cheddie of a gold chain, a gold band and other items valued $740,000 in total; Tamika Persaud of a Motorola cell phone valued at $38,000 and Dwayne London of a gold and diamond chain and a ring among other jewellery totalling $2.1 million.
He had been remanded to prison.
