Paul Waterman of Tuschen, a security guard, was shot dead yesterday during an armed robbery at a Vreed-en-Hoop supermarket, according to the police.
The police say that Waterman was working with the Sheriff Security Service when three men burst into the People’s Supermarket located at Lot ‘F’ New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara. Two of the bandits were armed with handguns and they held the guard and the proprietor, Ping Xian Lin, a 49-year-old, and his wife, Li Yan Ohen, a 43-year-old, at gunpoint. They robbed the trio and during the act, a scuffle occurred between the guard and one of the gunmen and a shot was fired. Waterman fell to the ground and was relieved of his firearm and phone.
