Miner shot in Albouystown

Police are investigating a shooting incident that left a 27-year-old miner, Kerol Atthon, of Vigilance South, East Coast Demerara, hospitalised with a gunshot injury to his left thigh.

The police said that the shooting took place on Tuesday at about 16.40 hours at Sussex Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, and was carried out by two identifiable males, one armed with a gun.