4 injured during Leopold Street robbery

At least four persons were injured during the commissioning of a robbery at a Superbet location in Leopold Street, Georgetown on Monday.
Reports are three men walked into the establishment, and held the proprietor and a security officer, along with a third person, at gunpoint.
The gunmen demanded that the security guard, who was there to escort the cash, hand over the cash he was carrying at the time. The trio put up resistance and it was at this time the armed men dealt them several blows to their bodies and relieved the guard of the money which amounted to $89,000.
When contacted, A Division (Georgetown-East Bank Demerara) Commander Leslie James told Guyana Times that after relieving the man of the cash, the perpetrators made good their escape.
During their escape, the men discharged several rounds hitting a nearby zinc fence causing the occupants of the house to run for cover.
However, James confirmed that no one was injured in the process and up to press time, the perpetrators were still at large.
Meanwhile, at the scene, the residents told a different story. One woman, Jacqueline Lagnah, who was shot earlier in the year, told media operatives that the shooting stemmed from an alleged cocaine sale.
She told the media that it was an old grievance which turned sour. According to the woman, it was a matter of “who runs the block” and who must sell at that particular location.
Back in January, the 55-year-old resident was shot twice in the lower back when two men opened fire indiscriminately in the area.
The Police are continuing their investigation into the shooting.