An Essequibo Coast sluice attendant is currently hospitalised after he was shot when armed bandits invaded his home on Monday night.
Vickram Boodram, called “Black Boy,” 45, of Phase Three Onderneeming Sandpit, Essequibo Coast, sustained a single gunshot wound to his left hand during the home invasion, which occurred around 9.20 pm. He was transported to the Suddie Hospital, where he was admitted. His condition is listed as stable.
Stabroek News was reliably informed that Boodram was home alone when he heard someone calling out for him.
As a result, he peeped through a glass door and saw two masked men in his yard.
One of the men allegedly whipped out a firearm and fired a shot at the glass door, which shattered.
The bandits then gained entry into the house, where they held Boodram at gunpoint. They relieved him of the gold band he was wearing.
During their escape, one of the bandits discharged a round, which struck Boodram on his hand.
The police recovered a 9 mm spent shell at the scene.
