Bartica youth shot in lip after row over woman ends in gunplay

A 20-year-old man was shot to one of his lips in the wee hours of Thursday morning, after a heated argument with another man over a woman.

According to a Guyana Police Force press release, Shamar Adrian, of Byderabo Road, Bartica, Essequibo River, was shot around 04:00hrs at 14 miles Landing Issano Main Road. 

The press release stated that the suspect and Adrian had a heated argument over a woman, which resulted in the suspect drawing a small handgun from his waistband, pointing it in Adrian’s direction and firing a round at him.