Golden Grove youth killed during alleged shootout with Police

A young man who hailed from Golden Grove on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) was shot and killed by Police on Friday afternoon after he reportedly opened fire on the ranks. Dead is 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus of Haslington, ECD.

Police stated that on the day in question at about 14:30h, ranks were carrying out an intelligence-led operation in the Haslington New Scheme, ECD, after receiving some information earlier in the day.
Whilst there, the ranks contacted a 22-year-old construction worker who provided them with certain information. As a result of the information, the ranks went to Bacchus’s home where he was seen with a firearm in his possession. He reportedly intended to sell it to one of the ranks.
The plain-clothes rank, who was armed, made arrangements to purchase the firearm from Bacchus, who left and then returned with the firearm.
In the process of handing over the firearm to the rank, an alarm was raised. As a result, the now-deceased man ran in a southern direction and discharged a round in the rank’s direction who drew his service pistol and returned fire.

“Bacchus then ran further south and jumped into a yard, and the rank gave chase and while in close proximity, Bacchus discharged several other rounds towards the rank who took cover and returned fire, hitting the now-deceased man about his body,” the Police stated.
Bacchus reportedly fell to the ground along with the firearm which was later identified as a .380 pistol and a magazine with one round. He was picked up in a conscious state and escorted to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was seen and examined but subsequently died.
The construction worker was arrested and taken to the Cove and John Police Station where he was interviewed under camera. A written statement was also taken as to what had transpired. He was placed in custody pending investigation.