Businessman shot during scuffle between 2 customers

A 68-year-old businessman was shot at his Mango Landing, Mabura, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) business place during a row between two customers.
Injured is Claude Kanhai.
Reports are that the man was shot at about 06:00h by two men, aged 55 and 38.
Police said that the 55-year-old suspect is a licensed firearm holder, and he would usually have it on his person tucked into his pants waist at the front.
On Saturday, the 55-year-old was at Kanhai’s shop at Mango Landing awaiting a coffee when the 38-year-old entered the premises.
The second suspect told Police that he went into the shop to make a phone call when he heard the 55-year-old making racial remarks to which he became offended and confronted him.
This led to an argument and according to Police, the man with the gun stood up and his .32 revolver was visible.
Police said that the 38-year-old suspect then said, “Oh, you get gun” to which the other responded, “Yes, I get it right here”.
The 38-year-old then ran to his minibus and armed himself with a cutlass and returned to the shop. He further alleged that after an exchange of words, the man pulled out his firearm and discharged a round which resulted in Kanhai, who was inside the shop, being injured.
However, the 55-year-old has since denied the allegations and said that he and the bus driver had a scuffle as the man was attempting to remove his firearm during which the round was discharged.
Kanhai raised an alarm that he was shot and that was when the scuffle ended.
The Police were immediately summoned and the victim was taken to the Mahdia Public Hospital. He has since been transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for surgery.
The two suspects were arrested and placed in custody assisting with investigations.