IN a daring daylight armed robbery yesterday afternoon on Water Street, Georgetown, rice farmer, Fyusa Hussain, 63, of Lot 85 Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, was shot and injured and remained hospitalised up to press time.The businessman was shot to his head and was reportedly in a stable condition with his family members and others by his bedside.

Commander ‘A’ Division said no arrests have been made as yet, but they are probing the robbery.

The police reported that at about 13:50 hrs on April 24, 2015, rice farmer, Fyusa Hussain, 63, of Good Hope, ECD, had just parked his motor vehicle at Water Street, Georgetown, when he was confronted by two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm.

The perpetrators demanded a bag with $2.5M that he had in his possession and Hussain resisted and was shot to his head in the process. The men then took away the bag with the money and escaped on a motor cycle.

Hussain has been admitted to hospital as the investigations continue.

At the time of the robbery the man’s wife and children were with him and he had conducted business after he went to the bank when it took place.

Meanwhile, relatives refused to comment yesterday when approached by this publication and were in a distraught and tramautised state.