The Police said they are investigating the murder of a 34-year-old Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice (WCB) resident after he was beaten to death by a group of protestors whom he shot at.
The man as been identified at Chatterpaul Harripaul of Block BI Bath Settlement, WCB.
Police said that the incident occurred about 15:45h today (Wednesday, September 9, 2020) at Bath Settlement Public Road.
Inquiries disclosed that the man was in his motor vehicle on the Public Road at Bath Settlement when it was observed that he exited the vehicle with a shotgun and discharged one round into the air before discharging three rounds towards a crowd of protestors that were about 60 meters away.
As a result of his actions, he was attacked by the crowd and beaten. The police who were some distance away having observed the commotion rushed to the scene where the discovered Harripaul lying on the ground with several injuries about his body.
He was subsequently picked up and taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Ranks are on the ground conducting further investigations.
