THE bandit who was shot and killed by a miner Wednesday last at Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, has been identified as Simon Elijah De Florimonte of Hunter Street, Albouystown, Georgetown.He was identified by a close associate hours after the Guyana Police Force released a bloodied picture in an effort to seek the public’s help. Reports revealed that on the day in question, De Florimonte was picked up by two of his friends, left his father’s house and never returned.

Police said the man was one of three bandits who attempted to break into a 5th Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara home. The police apprehended one of the bandits who has been identified as a 27-year-old male from West Ruimveldt, Georgetown. The man was arrested in the vicinity of the crime scene and is assisting the police with their investigation.

The police investigation has revealed that about 02:15hrs on November 2, the 38-year-old miner was awakened by a loud noise emanating from the lower flat of his house.

Upon checking, he saw three males, one armed with a handgun, attempting to gain entry through a southern door. The miner raised an alarm and during this process, discharged his licensed firearm in the bandits’ direction, hitting one of them, who fell.

The two other robbers, including one armed with a firearm, on seeing what had happened bolted from the house and scaled the fence.

The matter was reported and ranks of a mobile patrol responded promptly and rushed the shot bandit, who was clad in a three quarter-pants and a black vest tied around his neck, to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre. He had been shot twice to the neck, and was pronounced dead on arrival.