A Linden miner is now nursing gunshot wounds after he was shot while pursuing three bandits who robbed a Wismar, Linden family on Thursday evening.
Marvis Edwards, 33, was shot to his right ankle and foot by one of the three men, who had robbed a family of an undisclosed amount of cash and other valuables and tried to rob another.
The Guyana Police Force, in a statement, said the robbery was carried around 8 pm at One Mile, Wismar, Linden.
The police said their investigations have revealed that Omeanna Davis, Jermaine Adams and Fidel Smith were all in the lower flat of their house when they were pounced upon by the bandits, who relieved them of an iPhone 8 Plus, two gold chains and an undisclosed amount of cash.
“They locked them inside a bathroom and proceeded to an opposite house where they reportedly encountered fierce resistance from a male occupant which caused them to flee empty-handed,” the statement, however, added.
One of the bandits was armed with a handgun, while the other two had knives.
Following the attacks, police said Edwards, a resident of the community, pursued the suspects and he was shot.
The men escaped in a waiting motor car, which was later found at a location in Canvas Street, Wismar.
The police were summoned and two persons are currently in custody.
The statement noted that the stolen iPhone was recovered at an abandoned house in Amelia’s Ward, Linden.
