A shop owner was shot yesterday after a scuffle between two men at his Mango Landing, Cuyuni, Essequibo River business ended in gunplay.
According to the Guyana Police Force, the victim, 68-year-old Claude Kanhai, was merely a bystander at the time of the altercation.
The shooting occurred around 6 am. At the time, police said, a 55-year-old licensed firearm-holder was at Kanhai’s shop, waiting on a cup of coffee, when a 38-year-old man entered the establishment.