Reports are that a Braziliam miner was killed on Friday night at a mining camp at the Marudi Mountains in the Rupununi during a robbery.

While details are sketchy, sources at Aishalton in the Deep South Rupununi noted that the man, who goes by the alias “Zezaõ” returned fire during the attack and may have wounded one of the bandits.

More details will be provided as information becomes available.