Man shot after confrontation with cops at Lusignan

A resident of Sand Reef, Annandale, East Coast Demerara, is nursing a gunshot wound following a confrontation with Police ranks late Tuesday night.
Shafeek Mohamed was shot at about 23:00h on September 16 at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara. According to Police, a sergeant attached to the Lusignan Police Outpost said he received a report from an anonymous caller that Mohamed was seen leaving someone’s yard with a microwave.

The Sergeant and another rank, who were on foot patrol in the area, responded and later observed Mohamed attempting to conceal the appliance. When the ranks confronted him, Mohamed reportedly drew a cutlass from his waist and advanced in a threatening manner.
Reports are that despite being warned to desist, Mohamed continued advancing, prompting the sergeant to discharge a round that struck him in the left thigh.
He was subsequently escorted to the Enmore Regional Hospital, where he remains a patient in a stable condition.
Police said Mohamed is wanted for a series of offences in the district. Investigations into the matter are ongoing.