Bandit shot dead after robbery at NA jewellery store

…suspected accomplice arrested

A bandit was on Monday shot dead following a robbery at a jewellery store and pawnshop in New Amsterdam, Berbice.
The incident occurred at about 10:00h at Vicram’s Jewellery and Pawnshop at the corner of Main and Trinity Streets, New Amsterdam. Police say one of two armed bandits was shot dead while a customer was injured.

The dead bandit was later identified as Terrence John of Bristol Street Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam.
According to information received, two men armed with handguns and fully covered hoodies entered the jewellery store and proceeded to rob a customer who was subsequently shot in the right leg.
In a statement on the matter, the police said the owner who is a licensed firearm holder, heard the commotion and immediately opened fire on the perpetrators, causing them to run out of the business establishment, with the stolen items.
One eyewitness told the Guyana Times that two gunshots were heard as the men ran through Trinity Street leaving behind a motorbike. One of the men ran into the New Amsterdam Primary School compound, situated along Trinity Street and was later found dead with a single gunshot injury to the chest.
A Taurus 9mm handgun with a magazine containing several live rounds of ammunition along with other items that were stolen was found in the now-dead man’s pockets.
Meanwhile, police have arrested a second suspect who is believed to be the accomplice. Both men are said to be members of the ‘Scare Dem’ crew of Angoy’s Avenue. Several of its members have been jailed for armed robberies. Two crew members were also injured by inmates while in prison back in 2014.
In April 2022, crew member Kwame Bhagwandin was killed after he and three others attacked and robbed a businessman who operates a boat service at Kimbia, in the Upper Berbice River. In 2015, Bhagwandin was imprisoned for 11 different robberies committed over two years. (Andrew Carmichael)