Two guards shot after gunmen attack Movie Towne construction site

The area from which the gunmen launched the attack. The window in this photo was shattered by gunfire.

Two Sentinel Security guards are nursing gunshot wounds after trading bullets with armed men who launched a surprise attack at the Movie Towne construction site located at Pattensen, East Coast Demerara early this morning.

The injured have been identified as Stanley Brown age 50 of Mahaica who was shot in the left ankle and David Barrow age 53 of West Ruimveldt who sustained a gunshot wound to the right foot. They are both being treated at the Georgetown Hospital.

There are no reports of any attempts being