Bandit shot dead during robbery at Chinese restaurant in Sophia

Sherwin Duncan
Sherwin Duncan

-suspected accomplice flees from hospital

A robbery bid at the Wan Dan Chinese Restaurant on Dennis Street, Sophia, ended in death on Tuesday afternoon for one of two bandits.

The other suspect, identified as 20-year-old Sherwin Duncan, was wounded and later arrested but managed to escape police custody while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The Guyana Police Force is yet to issue an official statement on the robbery or the escape.

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