A DRUNKEN gold miner, who allegedly went berserk, was reportedly shot and injured by police in the North West District and the unlicensed shotgun seized, according to police reports.

Police said that about 23:45 hrs last Saturday they responded to a report that a man was at the Kumaka Waterfront discharging rounds from a firearm and threatening to kill persons.
Upon arrival the policeman, who was armed with his service revolver, saw the miner identified as Randy Edwards, 27 years, of Yarakita, North West District, who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, in a shop armed with an unlicensed shotgun.
The policeman confronted Edwards in efforts to retrieve the firearm and to arrest him, and a struggle ensued between them during which the miner was shot and injured to his back, police sources said.
The miner has been referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after receiving initial medical treatment at the Mabaruma Hospital.