Fugitive shot by police at Vigilance

The shot Dwayne Critchlow being escorted from the police van to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital.

A man wanted by police for questioning was yesterday shot in the arm by members of a mobile police patrol at Vigilance, East Coast Demerara.

Police said Dwayne Critchlow, 28, of North Vigilance, was wanted in relation to an incident that took place in May, where it is alleged that armed with a firearm, he had threatened a police officer at Plaisance.

On seeing the police patrol yesterday, police said, Critchlow proceeded to run and was pursued by the ranks, during which time he pulled out a