Essequibo businessman shot during robbery

[www.inewsguyana.com] – Forty – seven – year old Essequibo businessman, Mark Warner has been admitted to hospital, nursing a gunshot wound during a robbery at his shop on Saturday night, August 01.

According to a police report, at about 23:00 hrs, Warner of Henrietta Village, Essequibo Coast, was in his shop when he was held at gunpoint by three men, one of whom was armed with a firearm.

The perpetrators took away $150,000 during which Warner was assaulted and shot to his left foot. He has been admitted to the Suddie Hospital. No one has been arrested and investigations are in progress.