Guard killed, guns stolen in Trans Guyana raid

A distraught Donna Harris speaking to the media hours after her husband, Solomon Burke, was murdered at the Ogle Airport during a break-in.

In a pre-dawn attack, gunmen yesterday stormed into the Trans Guyana Airways operations at Ogle Airport, where they killed a security guard before escaping with guns, ammunition and several bulletproof vests.

The slaying of Solomon Burke, called ‘Ronald,’ 55, of Lot 27 Vigilance South, left staff at the East Coast Demerara location reeling in shock, while the coordination of the attack fuelled suspicion that the robbers had inside information.  Police said the attack occurred around 3:45 am; four gunmen broke into the offices of the Correia’s Mining Company, which operates Trans Guyana Airways. According to the information reaching Stabroek News,