The police are on the hunt for two bandits who opened fire on a police patrol shortly after robbing a 26-year-old labourer at gunpoint on Tuesday night.
The incident took place around 7.30 pm at Sugrim Singh Road, Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The police, in a statement yesterday said enquiries revealed that the victim, whose name was not provided, was heading south along Sugrim Singh road when he was confronted by the suspects.
The suspects held the victim at gunpoint and relieved him of his cellular phone valued $30,000.
“They came up behind him (victim) and stopped, pointed a handgun at him and took away his cellphone and pushed him into a trench on the western side of the road,” the police statement explained.
According to the police, a police patrol from the Sparendaam Police Station was in the area at the time and gave chase to the bandits as they were escaping.
During the process, the police added that pillion rider discharged a round in the direction of the police. However, the police were unable to return fire due to the traffic in the area at the time.
The suspects made good their escape into ‘D’ Field Sophia.
Checks were made for the suspects but they were not located up to yesterday afternoon.
No injury was reported.
