East Bank Demerara : Investigations are being conducted into an incident that occurred at about 7pm yesterday, in which an armed policeman in plain clothes was attacked and robbed of his gold jewellery by three men at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
During the robbery the policeman, who was being repeatedly assaulted by the perpetrators, discharged a round which fatally wounded one of the men who has been identified as Ryan Crouchman, 34 years, of Diamond, EBD. The two accomplices managed to escape.
The injured policeman is receiving medical treatment at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, EBD.
Ryan Crouchman is known to the police and has been previously charged on a number of occasions for robbery under arms.