Guard in police custody following shooting to death of suspect

The police are investigating the death of an unidentified man of mixed ethnicity which occurred at about 3.30hrs yesterday at Eping Avenue, Bel Air Park.

Initial investigations revealed that two security guards attached to Roraima Airways at Eping Avenue saw two men removing the batteries from a motor canter vehicle parked on the roadway. The guards challenged the men and managed to arrest one of them while the other escaped on a bicycle.

An MMC Security Service motor pick-up vehicle with three MMC Security Guards subsequently arrived at the scene and the unidentified suspect was handed over to them. The man was placed in the back of the vehicle along with one of the security personnel who was armed with a shotgun while the other two were in the cab.

It is alleged that the suspect attacked the security guard with him at the back of the vehicle in an attempt to escape, during which he was shot. He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The security guard has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with investigations.

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