Police are on the hunt for two men who shot a 30-year-old soldier on Tuesday night, at First Street, Kuru Kururu, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.
Injured: Lance Corporal Taidell Methand
Injured is Taidell Methand, a Lance Corporal in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and a resident of Kuru Kururu. Reports are that the shooting occurred about 20:00h on Tuesday.
According to Police, the GDF rank was standing at the corner of First Street, Kuru Kururu with a group of friends, when he received a phone call. As he walked across the road to speak to the person on the phone, two men clad in hoodies pounced on him. Police noted that one of the suspects, who was armed with a handgun, fired a single shot, striking the soldier to the right side of his chest. He collapsed at the scene, and was taken to the Medical Unit at GDF’s Timehri Base. He was subsequently transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he remained a patient.
When cops arrived at the scene, they were told by eyewitnesses that the soldier ran about 60 to 70 feet after he was shot before collapsing. The suspects then made good their escape on foot. Up to press time on Wednesday, no one had been arrested. Investigations are ongoing. (G9)
