Georgetown : Acting on information received while conducting investigations into the larceny of two motor vehicles from Selena Auto Sales at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, at about 7:30pm yesterday, the police went to a house at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, where Lloyd Johnson called “Belly” and five other men were seen.
Upon seeing the police Lloyd Johnson opened fire on the ranks in a bid to escape. The police returned fire and he was struck to his abdomen and left thigh. A .32 revolver with three rounds and a spent shell was recovered at the scene.
Lloyd Johnson has been admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital under guard, while four of the other men were arrested. One managed to escape.
During a search of the house, four complete car doors and a rear bumper were found.
Further inquires led to the search of a house at North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, where the body of one of the stolen motor vehicles and a number of parts that had been stripped off were found. A man was arrested.
The other five men are in police custody assisting with the investigations.
