Murder accused shot dead after chopping Lethem miner to death

A man who allegedly chopped a miner to death on Wednesday at Peady Machie Backdam, Cuyuni River, has been shot dead while attempting to escape.
The miner who has been chopped to death has been identified as Andre Williams, called ‘Roy’, of Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo); while the dead suspect has been identified as Ryan Singh of Pomeroon River, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Based on reports received, after fatally chopping Williams, Singh allegedly attacked and attempted to chop a Supernumerary Constable attached to the Hopkinson Mining Inc who, with another man, was attempting to detain him.
The Police have said that Singh and Williams had been known to each other, and at about 9:00h on the day in question, they were seen walking on the roadway under the influence of alcohol. An argument broke out between them, and Singh, who was armed with a cutlass, dealt Williams several chops to his body, causing him to collapse on the ground in a motionless state.
Singh then tried to escape on foot, but was pursued and later confronted on the Blackwater Main Road by Avondale Glan and Chevez Andrews, a Supernumerary Constable employed with Hopkinson Mining Inc. Still armed with the cutlass, Singh fired two chops at Andrews, but Andrews, who was armed with an AR15 rifle, deflected the chops with the rifle and discharged three rounds at Singh, hitting him in the upper back and right thigh.
Singh then ran a short distance before collapsing in a clump of bushes.
The Police were contacted, and upon arrival, they found Williams’s body with three gaping wounds to the back of his head, three deep lacerations to the right shoulder, and a gaping wound on the lower back.
Singh’s body was also examined, and several gunshot injuries were seen on it. The bodies were subsequently escorted to Bartica.
Chevez Andrews, the Constable who pulled the trigger, has been taken into Police custody to assist with the investigations.