POST-MORTEMS performed on the bodies of Paul Bascom, called ‘Shine Buck’, of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank of Demerara and Alberto Grant, called ‘Bush’, 27, of Meadow Brook, Georgetown, by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh gave the cause of death as shock and haemorrhage due to gunshot injuries.

The men were fatally shot during an armed confrontation with the police on December 07, 2013, at Golden Grove, EBD.
Acting on information received that a robbery had been planned to be carried out on a gold miner, the police staked out an area at Golden Grove, EBD, during December 07, 2013.
At about 22:30 hrs the police challenged two men who were approaching on foot and one of them pulled out a handgun and opened fire on the ranks. The police returned fire and fatally wounded both men.
A .38 snub-nose revolver with two live rounds and two spent shells, along with one 9mm round and two 7.62 x 39 rounds were recovered by the police.