Execution attempt leaves 2 men nursing 8 gunshot wounds

Two men were shot at Melanie, East Coast Demerara (ECD), on Tuesday evening by gunmen who opened fire shortly after exiting a vehicle.
Injured are 27-year-old Ryan Joseph and 29-year-old Bimal Veersammy.
Reports are that at about 20:30h, Joseph and Veersammy along with a third person were ‘liming’ in front of a residence when two men who were armed with a small handgun exited a motor car, approached the men and opened fire on them.
According to the Police, the gunmen were in a silver Bluebird motor car, which had a HD series number plate. They approached the victims from a western direction on the Melanie Public Road heading east.
The motor car then turned around a short distance from where the victims were sitting, before stopping in front of the victims. Two masked men then exited the back seat of the car and immediately opened fire on the victims, causing them to attempt to escape.
Joseph received five gunshot injuries to his right hand, one to his left leg, to his left hand, and one to his abdomen. Veersammy, on the other hand, received gunshot injuries to his right hand, elbow, and left leg above the knee, while the third male escaped unharmed.
After the shooting, the two masked shooters re-entered the waiting motor car and it drove west heading to Georgetown. The two victims were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where they were admitted as patients.
Police have since launched an investigation.