Man shot dead at GNIC wharf

A man was shot and killed by a security guard on Sunday night after he and another were allegedly caught attempting to steal a transformer in the compound of the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) wharf on Lombard Street.

Police yesterday identified the dead man as Nicholas Da Silva, called ‘Buck man,’ 45, of no fixed place of abode. Da Silva’s accomplice, who managed to escape, remains on the run.

According to police, the shooting occurred around 10.35pm. “It is alleged that the deceased, before his demise, and an accomplice were seen in the compound stealing a transformer,” police said. “Upon being challenged by a