A Danielstown, Essequibo man was pronounced dead yesterday at the Leonora Hospital after he was shot by the police in the foot.
The police in a statement said that during investigations into a report of damage to property involving the windscreen of a motor vehicle, at about 1515h. yesterday, the police went to Danielstown to arrest Alphonso who was the alleged perpetrator.
During efforts to arrest him, the statement said that Alphonso attacked the police with a cutlass and a claw bar causing the police to resort to the use of force and he was shot and injured to his left foot. He was taken to the Suddie Hospital. The police said in a later press release that Alphonso was pronounced dead on arrival at the Leonora Cottage Hospital. He was being taken to the GPHC for surgery.
