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Qualfon’s contractor robbed, shot during robbery
– Believed to have been trailed from bank
A 42-year-old man was robbed of $4M and shot to both legs around 15:00 hrs yesterday shortly
Kenneth Earle
after he arrived at his Lot 75 Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home. He had earlier made a withdrawal from a city bank.
Up to press time, Kenneth Earle, was being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). He is in a stable condition.
The father of four is contracted by Qualfon to provide transportation services to the company’s employees. At the time of the robbery, he had withdrawn money to pay the other drivers who work with him.
According to information received, just as Earle entered his yard with another individual, two gunmen ran into the yard behind them and opened fire at the duo before grabbing the bag containing the cash.
The father of four was shot to both legs while the individual who was with him escaped without any injuries.
Investigators believed that the man was followed from the bank. No one has been arrested as yet.
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