Bandits hijack taxi, later used in shootout

…found abandoned with spent shells

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are on the hunt for two men who hijacked a taxi belonging to a 30-year-old man.
Reports are that the two armed men robbed the driver of his car at about 21:30h at Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown.
Police have since said that the man was in his white Toyota Allion motor car with registration HD 1638, in the vicinity of Gomal Fish and Chip Place, Middle Road, to drop off the passengers who had hired him, when the robbery took place.
The 30-year-old man told Police immediately after dropping off the passengers, he was confronted by the two suspects who approached him on a blue motorcycle.
The pillion rider reportedly dismounted the motorcycle and whipped out a handgun from his pants waist and held the victim at gunpoint while ordering him to exit the motor car. The men then made good their escape with the car which at the time had one Blu cellular phone valued $30,000.
The matter was reported to the Police, and cops have since been looking for the two men.
However, on Saturday, Police found the motor car abandoned in South Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
A search was conducted on the car, and four 9mm spent shells were found, and a window was broken.
Investigation continues into this matter.
There have been several hijackings recently. Only on Wednesday last, a 53-year-old taxi driver, Kenrick Trim of Lot 129 Belfield Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, was discovered lying motionlessly in the grass at the end of Cul-de-Sac Street, Block 1, Ogle, East Coast Demerara. The man was killed during a robbery and his body dumped. However, his killers were unable to escape with his car after it became stuck in mud when one of the hijackers attempted to reverse it.
Meanwhile, just hours after the car was hijacked, Police reported that a car with the same registration number was used in a shooting incident at Lyng Street, Charlestown, Georgetown.
In that incident, a 33-year-old man of Middle Road, Georgetown was hospitalised for a gunshot wound to his arm.
According to Police, the shooting occurred at around 22:50h on Friday.
It was reported that while the 33-year-old male was standing on Lyng Street, the motor car stopped and the perpetrators exited the car.
Immediately after, the men began discharging several rounds in the victim’s direction, causing him to receive a gunshot wound to his right arm.
The men then re-entered the motor car and escaped in a northern direction on Lyng Street.
Police said the 33-year-old man was later taken to a private city hospital, where he is presently a patient. His condition is listed as stable.
Meanwhile, several spent .32 shells, one live .32 round and four live 9mm rounds were recovered by investigators.
A probe has been launched into the incident. (G9)