TWENTY-four-year-old Mark London of 252 Grove Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday morning shot and killed by robbers while going in search of employment in the Cane Ville community.

Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle yesterday afternoon, the dead man’s sister related that she got a call just after 09.00 hours yesterday informing her about his death.

According to the woman, Nicola London, her brother, who was a mason, was walking through the Cane Ville community on the East Bank of Demerara when he was approached by three men who attempted to rob him of his cellular phone and gold chain.
According to reports, eyewitnesses told the family that the man resisted the robbers and was attempting to escape when he was shot in the back. Persons in the area also told the family members that the men who robbed London are no strangers to the community and can be easily identified.
They said that following the incident the men fled on bicycles while London lay motionless on the roadway with his cellular phone and gold chain in his possession.
His sister said that the man was not employed at present at any specific job site and when he was heading into the Cane Ville community he was going to see if any house under construction needed additional labour.
The man leaves to mourn his relatives and close friends. When this publication visited the home of the young man yesterday, relatives were gathered along with his friends trying to cope with their grief.

(By Leroy Smith)