A security guard, 21, is in custody after an armed robbery at a Success restaurant saw the victim chasing him down in a car and retrieving his stolen firearm.
The police today said that a 29-year-old contractor and gold miner of Eccles, East Bank Demerara was attacked yesterday at the Classic Chinese Restaurant at Success Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara.
During the attack, the police say that the victim was relieved of his licensed 9 mm pistol by three identifiable male suspects, one of whom was armed with a firearm.
During the scuffle for the victim’s firearm, one of the suspects was shot in his right leg. The suspects then ran out of the restaurant in a western direction with the victim’s firearm.
The contractor gave chase in his vehicle behind the shot suspect, who had his firearm. The contractor drove his vehicle into the suspect, causing him to suffer further injuries. The victim retrieved his firearm with 15 rounds and reported the incident to the police.
The injured suspect was subsequently identified as a 21-year-old security guard of ‘B’ Field, Sophia. He was escorted to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was admitted as a patient under police guard.
