Bandits shoot
Hampshire man
Police were last night scouring the backlands at
Hampshire, Corentyne, for three bandits who shot a
watermelon vendor from the community.
Reports reaching Kaieteur News indicate that the
victim, Hansraj Samaroo, known as ‘Tiger’, was in
his Russell Street, Hampshire, home around 21:00 hrs
when the men, who were armed with a ‘long gun’,
invaded the premises and shot him in his left groin.
A ‘long gun’
The robbers then fled the scene.
It is unclear whether they managed to steal anything.
The wounded man was rushed to the New Amsterdam
Hospital, where his condition is reportedly listed as
critical.
Police have received information that the bandits fled
toward the Hampshire backlands. Up to press time,
several TSU ranks were in the area trying to locate
the suspects.
Sunday,
March 28, 2010
