The bandit was shot while another was apprehended and a third made good his escape following a robbery at the “Wild Caught Fresh Fish Depot” at Meadow Bank, Georgetown, in the wee hours of Friday.
One of the men was shot to both of his legs by Police who responded to the report of a robbery on the fish depot at about 00:45h. The other was found hiding in the ceiling of the premises by the lawmen.
According to information, the injured bandit is a 40-year-old from Bushy Park, East Bank Essequibo. He is presently under Police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The second is said to be a 25-year-old who resides at 5th Avenue, Diamond New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. The Police have retrieved an unlicensed 9mm pistol and eight live rounds in the possession of one of the bandits.
At the scene on Friday morning, an eyewitness explained that he was about to head to the front of the building when he heard a scream from the supervisor, Shane Robin and as he looked around, he saw one of the bandits running towards the bushes with a bag he had collected from the two others who were already in the building. Robin was reportedly gun butted and had to receive medical attention.
He immediately raised an alarm and the security guard rushed to the scene and quickly contacted the Police who arrived within minutes.
An employee who asked to remain anonymous, told Guyana Times that she was
One of the bandits who was apprehended while hiding in the ceiling
at home when she received a phone call from the supervisor informing her that the building was robbed and that the men were still in the building.
She explained that when she arrived, the Police had already shot one of the robbers and they were trying to get the other who was hiding in the ceiling. After some time, the Police managed to apprehend him.
The employee further explained that the men gained entry into the building by climbing through a window: “The window was grilled but the men loose off the grill and entered… They then made their way to the office area and broke one of the doors to get into a supply room,” she noted.
She explained that from all indications, they were trying to get the safe out of the boss’s office. The safe was already out of the office but they could not open it. “After they realise the Police arrived, they left it in the passageway and went into hiding.”
She commended the Police for responding promptly. The woman also told Guyana Times that the 25-year-old bandit is known to them since he is a regular visitor for the establishment. She also confirmed that the bandit who escaped carted off a camera, DVR, radio set, a quantity of fish glue and other articles.
The Police have dusted the area for fingerprints as they continue their investigations.
