Lawman shot by suspected Sindicatos gang undergoes surgery

Deputy Commissioners Paul Williams DSM (right) and Maxine Graham DSM (left), along with ranks from the Guyana Defence Force at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital on Tuesday night, when the injured cop arrived.

Policeman Quincy Alexander, who was shot in the back by persons alleged to be members of the ‘Sindicatos’ gang, while in a boat on the Wenamu River, in Region Seven, yesterday underwent surgery to remove the bullet.

Crime Chief Deputy Commissioner Lyndon Alves, yesterday told Stabroek News that Alexander, who is a patient at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, underwent surgery at around 11 am yesterday.  Alves, however, indicated that he did not receive any update on the procedure. 

Alexander was shot in his lower back.

Alexander was admitted to the