A BANDIT was shot and killed after robbing a Cuban on Tuesday morning in Crown Street, Queenstown, Georgetown.

The deceased has been identified as 36-year-old Nigel Wellington of Mocha, East Bank Demerara. He is no stranger to the police having been charged on several occasions for a series of robberies under arms.

The incident occurred around 04:30hrs as the Cuban was about to enter an apartment building in Queenstown, Georgetown. Guyana Chronicle was informed that the victim had just returned from the airport and was attempting to make his way into his apartment building when he was approached by the suspect who pointed a gun at him.

It would later turn out that the suspect had one bullet in his gun. According to reports, as the Cuban exited the taxi and was making his way into the building, the suspect, with the gun in hand, followed him.

However, a security guard who was inside the building and monitoring the movements of the Cuban, observed the suspect. Guyana Chronicle was told that the guard, in his quest not to alert the suspect of his presence, allowed him to carry out the robbery on the Cuban.

But as the suspect was about to leave the premises, the security guard called out to him and ordered him to freeze. At that point, the bandit allegedly attempted to shoot the guard; however, the guard reportedly shot the bandit to the foot.

Despite being shot to the foot, the suspect still attempted to point his weapon to the security guard who then shot him in the arm, but that too did not deter the suspect from attempting to retaliate. As he again made attempts to shoot the security guard, the man fired at him again, this time twice and he was fatally hit. A 9mm pistol with one round was recovered from the scene along with the stolen property from the 33-year-old Cuban victim.

The police were summoned and responded promptly as they had already heard the gunshots and were combing the area to find the exact location. In an official statement to the media on Tuesday, the police noted that the victim is a chef and confirmed that he was indeed robbed by the suspect. The police report noted that the remains of the suspect were taken to the Lyken Funeral Parlour.