Georgetown: A man known as “Douglah” was fatally shot during an armed confrontation with the police at about 22:00hrs last night, Friday November 25, 2011, at Great Diamond Sea Dam, East Bank Demerara.
“Douglah” who was in his early twenties and resided at Plastic City, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, and also of Sophia, was along with two other men wanted for questioning by the police in relation to an armed robbery committed on Rambharose Ramjewan and his family at their home at Best Village, West Coast Demerara, on November 19, 2011. The victims had been robbed of $1M, $2,000.00 US, jewellery, a laptop computer and a cell phone by three men armed with a firearm, a hammer and a length of metal.
Acting on information received the police went to a house at the Great Diamond Sea Dam where they came under fire. The ranks returned fire during which “Douglah” was shot.
Two other men who were with him managed to escape among the bushes.
A .32 pistol with 13 matching rounds, six 9mm. rounds, two ski-masks, a pair of rubber gloves, two screw-drivers, a pair of pliers and a crescent spanner were recovered at the scene by the police.
The body of “Douglah” is at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) mortuary awaiting a PME.
Police are conducting investigations.
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