Shot Triumph grocer dies

Lokie Narine

A Triumph, East Coast Demerara grocer died last night after he was shot twice last Monday night during an attempted robbery at his shop.

Lokie Narine, of Surat Drive, Triumph, sustained gunshot wounds to his neck and lower abdomen. He had been a patient of the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital.

Lokie Narine
Lokie Narine

His wife, Drupatie, told Stabroek News this morning that she received news of his death last evening at 7 pm. She said was shocked as he had spoken to her earlier in the day.