2 in custody, vehicle impounded

Mechanic shop shooting

Two suspects are now in custody as investigations continue into the shooting of a teenager during a robbery on Sunday afternoon.
According to A Division (Georgetown-East Bank Demerara) Commander Clifton Hicken, one of the men in custody is likely to be released on bail, having been detained for the lawful 72 hours while the second suspect remains in custody and is currently assisting the Police in their investigations of the robbery.
In addition to arresting the suspects, Hicken also related to Guyana Times that there is also a car that has been impounded.
Commander Hicken went on to indicate that the Police have in their possession CCTV footage from the scene and are using it to help crack the case.
During the brazen robbery on Sunday, around 14:00h, 15-year-old North Ruimveldt Multilateral Secondary School student Jahmaul Lewis was shot in his face while sitting on his bicycle in front of the mechanic shop, just a few yards from his home in South Ruimveldt.
According to reports, three armed bandits used a white Toyota car to circle the block three times before rushing into the mechanic shop. Eyewitnesses say Lewis was the first person the bandits would have met and a confrontation between the two resulted in the teen being shot in the face.
The men escaped with a small quantity of cash and cellphones.
Lewis was subsequently rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he is currently nursing a gunshot wound. Police are still continuing their efforts to crack the case, Commander Hicken outlined.