LATE Saturday night, two Mahaica residents were shot while in the company of other friends at a domino shop in their community.
Injured are: 33-year-old Marlon Brown, a farmer of Helena, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara and his cousin, a labourer, 23-year-old Teron Orwin Gordon of Belmonte, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.

Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle from their hospital beds Sunday morning, the men said that they were at the shop when the suspect who is known to them as a troublemaker in the community approached them and got into an argument with Marlon. Marlon managed to calm the man down, or so it seemed, but the suspect whose name was given as “Andrew” went to his vehicle, drove back to his home and then returned to the shop.
It was at this point he opened fire at the men in the company of the others who were at the shop, forcing everyone to duck for cover. When the hail of bullets ceased, Brown and Gordon were both injured. The men were rushed to the police station, after which they were immediately taken to the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital where doctors stabilised them and began operating on them.

The mother of one of the men told the Guyana Chronicle that she was home when she got the news and raced down to the location, where she was greeted with the chaos. She said that she went to the police station and was advised that the men had already been taken for medical treatment and she rushed down to the health facility. The police in a statement indicated that based on initial investigations, the suspect used a handgun to launch his assault on the men, firing several shots. Marlon was shot to the left side of his chest while Teron was shot once to the upper forearm and one to the left side rib. Up to press time Sunday, the police had not arrested the suspect.