A 24-year-old man Cuit Sinery, a labourer of 98 ‘D’ Field Sophia was shot early on Wednesday morning following a failed attempt by him and others to steal a motorcar of an East Coast Demerara resident which was parked along the railway embankment.

The Guyana Chronicle was told that the young man along with three others attempted to steal the vehicle when they were interrupted by a man who observed their suspicious actions and raised an alarm. The men then fled the scene but some moments later, encountered the very man who had thwarted their criminal act and they attempted to advance to him. The man however managed to evade the four and made his way to the Sparendaam Police Station where the matter was reported.

Police there immediately responded and based on the description given by the public-spirited citizen and the direction in which he told ranks the men went, an operation was launched. During a search of the area by the police along the Ogle Airstrip Road, they came under fire and returned fire, striking the 24-year-old in the process. His three accomplices managed to escape and the police, in a search for them, came up empty-handed. The police also carried out a detailed search of the area to locate the weapon which the force claimed was used to fire on the ranks. The police are continuing their investigations into this development.