A 17 YEAR-OLD resident of ‘D’ Field Sophia, was reportedly shot by a businessman whom he attempted to rob on Sunday night.

According to information reaching this newspaper, the shooter, Bishnarine ‘Sanjay’ Persaud, owner of Sanjay’s Jewellery World, and a licensed firearm holder, had stopped on the Turkeyen Public Road, East Coast Demerara, at round 21:30 hrs after his vehicle developed mechanical problems when he was pounced upon by a robber.
In his failed attempt to rob the businessman, the teen robber received a gunshot wound to the left thigh and was subsequently taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation for receiving medical attention.