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.