Passerby shot dead at Plaisance

Akeem Yorrick

A mason died last night minutes after being rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was shot in Plaisance.

Dead is Akeem Yorrick, 23, a mason of Lot 78 Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

According to reports reaching this newspaper, Yorrick was shot once to his abdomen around 9:15 pm yesterday. Although the circumstances surrounding the incident remain sketchy up to press time last evening, reports revealed that Yorrick was shot while he was returning home from visiting his