Georgetown : The police have recovered a .357 Magnum revolver with 2 live rounds and a spent shell, along with a .32 Taurus pistol with 9 live rounds and 3 rounds that had snapped this morning at a crime scene at Prashad Nagar, Georgetown.
The police in a report this afternoon says, acting on intelligence garnered which indicated that some persons had planned to carry out a robbery on a residence owned by a miner at Premiranjan Place, Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, police ranks staked out the building.
At 10:00AM, three men, two of whom were armed with firearms, entered the premises. Upon being challenged by the police, the armed men opened fire on the ranks who returned fire, hitting all three of the men.
The injured men were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where one of them was pronounced dead, while the other two succumbed while receiving medical attention.
One of the men has so far only been identified by the call name “Mac”, while the other two have been identified as Tony Ogle called “Skin Teeth”, 39 years, of Calendar Street, Albouystown; and Leon Gittens, 24 years, of Hill Street, Albouystown.
Tony Ogle was presently before the court on two charges of robbery under arms, discharging loaded firearm and possession of firearm without licence. Leon Gittens was also before the court on a charge of break and enter and larceny.
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