Dead is Chatterpaul Harripaul aka “Roy”, age 34 years, of Block BI Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice. The incident occurred just around 15:45 this afternoon at Bath Settlement Public road.
The police in a report on the incident said their inquiries disclosed that the victim was in his motor vehicle on the Public Road at Bath Settlement when it was observed that he exited the vehicle with a shotgun and discharged one round into the air before discharging three rounds towards a crowd of protesters who were about 60 meters away. As a result of his actions, he was attacked by the crowd and beaten. The police who were some distance away having observed the commotion rushed to the scene where they discovered the victim lying on the ground with several injuries about his body. He was subsequently picked up and taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital where he was pronounced dead by a doctor on duty. The body is currently at the hospital. Police ranks are on the ground conducting further investigations.