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A drinking spree in the Siparuni Backdam, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) turned bloody on Monday evening after a miner was shot dead by his son during an argument.
Dead is 50-year-old Jonathan John, a miner of Paramakatoi, North Pakaraimas, Region Eight.
Preliminary reports by the Police stated that about 14:00h on Monday, the now dead man and two others, including his son, were imbibing at their camp when an argument broke among them.
It was at that time, the suspect picked up a shotgun and discharged a round in the direction of his father. The man was shot once to the stomach after which his son fled the scene.
The victim was rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC), where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The Police are continuing their hunt for the now dead man’s son.