Two shot dead, several injured in afternoon shoot out

 

Georgetown : Ricardo Rodrigues and another man were shot dead at a bar at the Guyana Motor racing and Sports Club, just opposite the National Park this afternoon. Several other persons are reported injured when heavily armed men carried out a shooting spree.

Rodrigues died on the way to the Georgetown Hospital while the other person died on the spot.

Last week a wanted bulletin went out for Rodrigues and another man for arms and ammunition discovered by police in a house at Lethem. Rodrigues turned himself in with his lawyer and was granted bail.

Rodrigues was popularly known to be associated with confessed drug kingpin Shaheed “Short Man’”Roger Khan who is presently serving a 15 year sentence in the United States.

More details shortly.