Up to late last evening two persons were pronounced dead, two were undergoing surgery and one being monitored by doctors of the New Amsterdam Hospital, following a bitter dispute over a rice field at Port Mourant on the Corentyne Coast in Region 6.

Up to press time, the Chronicle was unable to confirm the names of those injured and killed in the exchange.
Reports suggest that a family feud was going on for some time over the ownership of the property and it turned deadly last night.
We understand that a shotgun was used in the attack and the injured bore multiple wounds.