A MINER was shot and injured by two gunmen during a robbery on Saturday night while he was chatting with a friend at Thomas Street, Kitty.Police reported that Andre D’Abreu, 34, of Thomas Street, Kitty, Georgetown, and another miner, Jason Ramjattan, 35, of Laing Avenue, Georgetown, were chatting on the roadway when they were attacked by two gunmen.

It happened at about 22:00 hours when one of the robbers shot D’Abreu to his left side and then they took away an undisclosed sum of money from his motor vehicle and a cell phone from Ramjattan and escaped.

D’Abreu has been admitted to hospital while investigations are in progress.
Meanwhile, a newspaper vendor was shot and injured during an armed robbery early yesterday morning at Robb Street by a lone gunman who relieved him of an undisclosed sum of cash.

Police said at about 07:20 hours on February 1, 2015, Warren Accra, 47, of Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara, was in Robb Street, Georgetown, when he was attacked by a man who was armed with a handgun.

The perpetrator shot Warren Accra to his chest and took away an undisclosed sum of cash and escaped.

Accra was admitted to hospital and police investigations are in progress.
And Gladstone George, 30, of Agricola was shot and injured by four men who robbed him of cash and jewellery at Middle Road, McDoom, on Friday night.

Police reported that at about 19:30 hours, George, a miner, was on the roadway at Middle Street, McDoom, when he was attacked by four men.

Shots were discharged at George, hitting him to his body, after which the perpetrators took away his jewellery and $70,000 and escaped.

George was admitted to hospital and police are continuing investigations.