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.
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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 .
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
