Gunmen kill construction worker

Dead: Daniel Nandlal

Georgetown:  A 29 year-old construction worker was shot and killed in his yard by armed bandits Saturday night.

Dead is Daniel Nandlal of lot 21, Lalchan Street, Better Hope East Coast Demerara. He was shot to the back.

The man’s cousin, who witnessed the shooting, said it was around 11 hours that she and her cousin were sitting in the yard talking when she heard Daniel speaking to someone.

While, she could not hear what the other person was saying, she heard Daniel say, “Come back tomorrow de man ain’t deh home.”

Shortly after she heard a gunshot and saw Daniel fall to the ground. She immediately started shouting for thief.

They later learnt that following the shooting neighbours saw two hooded men on a bicycle fleeing the scene. Daniel was rushed to the Woodlands Hospital and later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he succumbed.

Police said they are working on a lead given by an eyewitness.