Police are investigating the murder of Andre Alexander, 42, a businessman of Lot 394 Section 4 Sophia, East Coast Demerara, who was shot in the stomach and robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash by two male suspects about 20:30hrs last night at the said address where he sold bread.
The police say that enquiries disclosed that the victim was in his shop when the suspects rode up on a motor cycle. Upon approaching, the pillion rider requested three loaves of bread, paid with a $5000 note and whilst the victim was in the process of making change, the said suspect whipped out a handgun and demanded cash which the victim refused to hand over and he was shot.
The suspect then relieved Alexander of his cash and they escaped on the motorcycle discharging several rounds in the process, the police say.
The victim was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital in a conscious state but succumbed at about 23:00hrs whilst receiving treatment.
No arrests have been made up to this time.
