fruit vendor was on Friday afternoon robbed of his day’s earnings by a gunman as he was vending in Queenstown, Georgetown.
Guyana Times understands that the incident occurred at about 18:00h on Oronoque Street, Queenstown, after the man had just finalised a transaction.
According to reports, the fruit vendor was collecting goods from a vehicle and after the vehicle left, the lone gunman ran up and pointed his weapon to the vendor and snatched the money that was in the vendor’s hand.
This newspaper understands that persons who were in the vicinity did not intervene since the lone gunman fired shots in the air as he fled the scene. The Police responded quickly but were unable to capture the gunman. An investigation has been launched.