Armed bandits robbed fish vendor at Warf – another vendor shot

Georgetown : This morning, fish vendor Omar Esau, 49 years, of Providence, East Bank Demerara, was in his motor vehicle at the Meadow Bank Wharf, Georgetown, when he was held up by two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm.

The perpetrators took away $380,000.00 and a cell phone and escaped.

During the incident a round was discharged by the armed man which grazed fisherman Pooran Singh, 47 years, of Unity, East Coast Demerara, to his abdomen.

Investigations are in progress.