Cutlass bandit attempted to rob policeman shot by ranks

Georgetown – A man identified as Kwame Bruce of 26 Norton Street, Wortmanville is in police custody after being treated for a gunshot wound at the Georgetown Hospital.

The police said Detective Lance Corporal Desmond Chin was walking along Cornhill Street, Georgetown,minutes after 12:00 am today when he was attacked by Kwame Bruce with a cutlass who attempted to rob him. Lance Corporal Desmond Chin ran to the Mobile Police Outpost at the Stabroek Market and sought the assistance of ranks stationed there. During efforts to arrest him, Kwame Bruce was shot to his left thigh after he attacked the ranks with the cutlass causing them to resort to the use of force.