A bandit was shot and killed this morning in a failed robbery attempt near the Giftland Mall access road at Turkeyen on the East Coast of Demerara.

Unconfirmed reports are that two CG motorcycle bandits attempted to block a car rob its occupants and a security officer who was in the vehicle opened fire on the men. Reports are that the man was ran over by the vehicle.
The bandit’s accomplice escaped in the mid-morning incident. The dead man’s body was lying on the roadway and was subsequently taken away by the police.
Police are investigating the incident.