Man disposes of high-powered rifle after spotting Police
The Police are on the hunt for a man who reportedly discharged a high-powered rifle on Tuesday at Blackwater Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
Police stated that ranks were responding to a report that a male was indiscriminately discharging a firearm in the area. As the ranks arrived in the area where the incident was reported to be taking place, they contacted the person who made the report.
The firearm that the suspect dropped upon seeing the Police
Based on information received, the ranks were taken to the camp where the man accused of discharging the firearm was located.
However, as the ranks approached after observing him carrying a rifle in his hand, he dropped the rifle and made good his escape into the nearby bushes when he saw them.
He was pursued by the ranks, but they were unable to apprehend him. The firearm was found to be a Rockriver 5.56 mm Rifle with 27 live rounds of ammunition.
The firearm and ammunition were taken as evidence as Police continue their search for the suspect.
