POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 30-year-old dredge owner Feroze Khan of Bartica.According to a police report, on Thursday, miner Shawn Sandy of Alexander Village, Georgetown allegedly found a handgun and was showing it to Khan at King Buoy Hole, Mazaruni, when a round was discharged.

The Guyana Chronicle understands that the round struck Sandy to his right hand and Khan to his abdomen. Khan was pronounced dead on arrival at the Bartica Hospital, while Sandy has been admitted a patient there and is under police guard.