A 30-year-old miner died on Tuesday morning after he was shot in his chest by a man at Apaiqua Landing, Middle Mazaruni River in Region Seven.
The deceased is Shane Blake of Hymakabra, Moruca Village, North West District.
Police enquiries have revealed that Blake was asleep in an abandoned building at Apaiqua Landing when at about 5:20 am he was awakened by the 30-year-old suspect who was armed with a gun and who told him to put on his clothes.