Attempted robbery at Campbellville tech store ends with suspect, customer shot

The business place (at left) where the incident took place
The business place (at left) where the incident took place

A would-be robber was yesterday shot and injured during an attempted robbery at Techguy Solutions, 33 Middleton Street and Campbell Avenue, Campbellville, Georgetown.

According to a police press release, the incident occurred around 11:40 am and involved the business owner, 39-year-old Dominic Narayan, a licensed firearm holder of Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

Narayan told the police that he was sitting behind his desk at his store when a man entered and held him and his staff at gunpoint, demanding money. Around the same time, a customer, 33-year-old Ronick Mohabir entered the store and the would-be robber grabbed him. There was a struggle and the man fired his gun, striking Mohabir in the left hand, the police were told.