The police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 9:30hours Wednesday at a  mining camp at Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni River, during which Brazilian miner Francisco De Asis Da Rocho Muniz, 60,  was shot and killed.
Investigations have revealed that Da Rocho Muniz and four other men were working in a mining pit when a man armed with a firearm approached and discharged rounds into the air. The armed man then held Da Rocho Muniz at gunpoint and took away from him a batel with raw gold and then disappeared in the  bush.
Another armed man then approached and fired at Da Rocho Muniz. He was struck in the abdomen and shoulder, and his assailant disappeared.
The victim was taken to the Bartica Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.