Victim apprehends armed robber at La Grange

The stolen cash along with the gun and ammunition used in the robbery

A man who was being robbed at gunpoint managed to apprehend his robber by chasing after him, the police yesterday said.

According to police, at about 17:55 hrs yesterday at La Grange Old Road, West Bank Demerara, a 27-year-old man of Bella Dam, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, was able to apprehend his robber after being held at gun point.

The report stated that the man went to the location stated to purchase a phone from an individual he had met on Facebook – a 19-year-old from Prashad Nagar, Georgetown. Upon arrival, the virtual complainant asked around and was directed to the man who was playing pools in a Chinese restaurant.