LEON Price, 23, who had escaped police custody in March last year, exchanged fire with cops in the backlands of Onderneeming Sandpit, Essequibo Coast on Wednesday.
According to information reaching Guyana Chronicle, police received information that Price was hiding out in the Sandpit area. A party of policemen from the Anti-Crime Patrol went to the scene around 13:00 hours and saw the wanted man.
Upon seeing the cops, Price, who was armed with a pistol and rifle, discharged several rounds in their direction. The ranks returned fire but Price made good his escape. Police searched the area and found 27.62 x 39 and 4 71/18 spent shells.
No one was injured in the shootout.
Price, formerly of Little Red Village, Onderneeming, Region Two, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in 2018 for robbery under arms. While he was in police custody, he escaped from the Anna Regina lock up.
Price had removed a block from the lockup and made his escape. In 2017, he had allegedly poisoned acres of rice plants at Onderneeming.