Bandits shot an official from a gold mining firm during a pre-dawn attack yesterday on an Arakaka, North West District camp.
Police said that Christopher Mann, 26, Administrator of Gold Mines Corporation and of Bon Fin, Brazil, was in a mining camp at around 03:30 hrs when he was confronted by two men who demanded gold.
A scuffle ensued during which he was shot to his body by the men who escaped.
Police said that the robbers also relieved an armed security guard of his service .38 revolver and six rounds of ammunition.
Christopher Mann was admitted to the Matthews Ridge Hospital, and efforts are being made to have him transported to Georgetown.
Last Wednesday, dredge operator Gavin Mc Neil was shot dead at his Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara home by a group of young bandits who also terrorized and robbed his family.