A security guard attached to Electronic City, Water Street, Georgetown branch
was on Friday morning shot to his left side ribcage after he attempted to prevent a robbery. The injured man has been identified only as D Joseph.
Reports are Abdel Odie, an employee attached to Unique Apartments, in Laluni Street, Queenstown, had just left a city bank after transacting business and was heading to his parked vehicle when he got the intuition he was being followed.
Without hesitation, the man walked into the store thinking the feeling would subside but it turned out to be true. As he entered the store, he reportedly felt someone pulling away the package he was carrying and as he turned around, he saw the lone gunman.
The man then placed a gun to his back and instructed the he hand over the package, which contained at least $1.2 million.
Manager of the store, Curlis James, explained that the gunman grabbed the package and was about to run out of the establishment but at that time, a security guard realised what had occurred and attempted to stop the bandit.
In retaliation, the gunman discharged a round in the direction of the security guard, hitting him to the upper region of the body. The gunman, James noted, ran out of the store and fled the scene on a motorcycle that was parked a short distance away.
The injured man was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was admitted. Up to late Friday evening, his condition was listed as stable.
A visibly traumatised Odie confirmed that he had withdrawn $1.2 million from the bank and was heading back to work when the incident occurred. The Police were called and an investigation has been launched.
Though the Guyana Police Force has announced a significant 20 per cent decrease in serious crime, citizens and members of the Opposition are contending otherwise. On Thursday, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo told media operatives that crime has drastically increased regardless of what has been announced.
He explained that despite the Government’s claims that crime is under control, from all indication it is spiralling out of control.
