Police are investigating an early morning shooting at Bourda Market yesterday which left a suspected bandit hospitalised with gunshot wounds.
The incident occurred at about 2:10 am yesterday. According to the police, a 23-year-old security guard, who was armed with a licensed shotgun, and who was stationed at the Bourda Market area, observed three men between Robb Street and North Road acting in a suspicious manner.
This prompted the guard to approach the men, resulting in one of the individuals, said to be a 21-year old miner of Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, pulling out a handgun and pointing it at the guard.
This action caused the guard to instinctively discharge his weapon several times at the man. The police said that an unlicensed .32 pistol with six matching rounds was retrieved from next to the injured man.
The other suspects are a 34-year-old man of Nelson Street, Mocha, East Bank Demerara and a 23-year-old man of Pike Street, Kitty.
The security guard is in custody assisting with the investigation as are the injured man’s accomplices. The suspected bandit remains hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital in a stable condition.
