Shopkeeper shot dead at Omai, gold stolen

At about 2330h. last night, police say that the body Errol Bowen, 23 years, of Better Hope, ECD, who is a shopkeeper at Bone Yard Backdam, Omai, was found with a gunshot wound to the back of his left ear.

It was subsequently discovered that the shop had been ransacked and 2 ounces 6 penny weight of gold was missing from the shop.

Investigations are in progress.