…relieved of bag of money after leaving ECD bank
Less than one day after an Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) businessman was shot to his head during the commissioning of a robbery, another man, this time of Atlantic Gardens, ECD was shot to his leg by armed bandits who relieved him of a bag containing an undisclosed sum of cash.
Lionel Persaud, 59, of Atlantic Gardens, was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital in a stable condition. Based on reports received, Persaud who is employed as a Deputy Programme Manager, withdrew the cash from Republic Bank at Triumph, East Coast Demerara and headed home.
Upon his arrival at home, a car suddenly appeared and blocked him from entering his yard. At this time, one man exited the car, brandished a handgun, and walked up to Persaud demanding that he had over the bag containing the money.
Persaud reportedly held onto the bag and in retaliation, the gunman discharged one round hitting him to the upper right leg. The armed gunman took away the bag and re-joined the waiting motorcar which fled the scene.
The Police were immediately summoned and as they arrived at the scene, the injured man was picked up and taken to hospital where he was treated and admitted. The Police have since retrieved a spent shell at the scene.
Police are making every effort to trace the vehicle and apprehend the suspect. On Wednesday, 38-year-old Terry Chand of Hope West Enmore, ECD, was shot to his head shortly after leaving the Republic Bank branch at Triumph.
It was reported that the now injured man was just entering his Foulis worksite after visiting the bank when a man armed with a handgun held him at gunpoint while another kept watch. The gunman ordered Chand to hand over his bag containing $600,000 cash but he refused and it was at this time that he was shot. No arrests have been made as Police continue their investigations.
