Man shot during ‘gun play’ at Kitty bar

A 28-year-old man is in Police custody after he allegedly shot a man during a ‘gun play’ at Lamaha Street, Kitty, between Gordon and Pike Streets, Georgetown.
Reports are that the shooting occurred at about 01:30h in the vicinity of the Montra Restaurant and Lounge. Injured is Deon Jerrick, who was at the bar in the company of friends when they were involved in an argument with the suspect.
This resulted in a ‘gun play’, where both the victim and the suspect discharged firearms. In the process, Jerrick received a wound to his left side, just below his armpit.
Upon realising Jerrick was injured, the suspect made good his escape by running south along Lamaha Street but was later apprehended by the Police.
The injured Jerrick was then supported by one of his friends and taken to the St Joseph Mercy Hospital, where he is presently receiving treatment. His condition is regarded as serious but stable.
The suspect is presently in custody assisting with the investigation.
Only last week a man was stabbed at the S&S Bar at Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) and later died following an argument he had with another man.
A friend of twenty-year-old Krishna Maniram, an audit clerk at National Hardware, was involved in a heated argument with another man, and in a bid to defend his friend, Maniram intervened.
It was during the row; the man was stabbed three times about his body with a broken bottle. He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital and was later transported to the infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown.
The man’s family said he was transported to the hospital, because, according to doctors, he tested positive for COVID-19. They said while he was at the centre, they were told that he had to undergo surgery.
Three days later, the man succumbed to his injuries. The suspect is still on the run. (G9)