A fisherman was Friday morning shot and beaten by bandits during a robbery at Cove and John, East Coast Demerara.

Police said the incident involving cash occurred about 11:50h on Friday, a short distance from the victim’s residence, allegedly by two males, one of whom was armed with a handgun. The man who had refused to hand over the bag containing the money, was shot once in the left upper leg and also gun-butted to the head. He was admitted at a state-run medical institution and said to be in a stable condition.

Investigators have since retrieved several spent shells of a small calibre weapon from the scene.

Reports are that the victim, in the company of his daughter, went to a Commercial Bank located on the East Coast of Demerara and made a withdrawal, after which they proceeded home in a public transportation vehicle. The two people exited on the Cove & John Public Road and as they were walking through an access road, leading to their home, the suspects exited a motor car and relieved the victim of his property.

The robbers escaped in the said vehicle but not before shooting and gun-butting him. No arrests have yet been made.