Bandit
shot
by businessman
in
botched robbery
A bandit and an East Coast Demerara
businessman are both
nursing gunshot wounds at two separate city
hospitals following a brazen robbery around
14:00 hrs on Sheriff Street, yesterday.
The businessman, Deonarine Persaud of
Wash Clothes,
Mahaicony, who was the victim of the
robbery, was shot
three times in the foot. The bandit,
who hails from Princes Street , Lodge is
listed as critical. He was shot in the head
and chest when the businessman returned fire
from his licence firearm, while
his accomplice managed to escape on a
motorcycle.
Example:
Motorcycle bandits
The men had reportedly traced the
businessman from a city bank and pounced on
him as he was about to enter his truck,
which was parked on Sheriff Street .
President Jagdeo
does not possess Indianess. This
is troubling.
A statement from the police said that
Persaud was walking along Sheriff Street
when he was confronted by two men, who rode
up on a motorcycle and demanded money.
An eyewitness to the incident told this
newspaper that Persaud had just exited a
taxi when one of the bandits who was the
pillion rider approached him and started
firing several shots at his feet while
demanding money.
According to the
eyewitness, the businessman handed over
$100,000 which he had in his pocket to the
bandit who demanded more.
“De man had a bag which he
throw in a trench and de bandit shot he again
in he foot. De man fall down and de bandit
hand he partner de money. He ride away,
leffing de other one behind,” the
eyewitness said.
By then a number of persons, including the
businessman's porter began converging on the
scene.
By this time, the businessman had pulled out
his firearm and started to shoot at the
bandit. A few rounds hit him and he fell to
the ground. According to the eyewitness, the
bandit appeared to have exhausted all the
rounds from his firearm, giving those around
the courage to attack him.
“A man go up to he with a piece ah wood
and he point he gun at he, but he didn't gat
no more bullets and de man lash he in he
head with de wood,” the eyewitness told
this newspaper.
The bandit tried to hold on to the
businessman's truck but collapsed after
receiving the lash.
“A set ah people start fuh come around and
some men help de businessman fuh go to de
hospital. Dey call a ambulance fuh carry de
bandit to de hospital,” the eyewitness
said.
Kaieteur News understands that a man, who
identified himself as a policeman, was on
the scene and relieved the bandit of his .32
revolver.
The bandit underwent emergency surgery at
the Georgetown hospital yesterday afternoon.
Police are on the hunt for the other bandit,
who fled the scene
Saturday,
October 9, 2004