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Shootout at Issano Landing leaves one dead
A shootout at a shop at 14 Miles Issano Landing on Monday night has left one miner dead.
Thirty-year-old Selwyn Bess, of Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara was the lone casualty.
It is not clear what part he played in the incident, but police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
Initial investigations have revealed that an argument developed among a group of men in the shop, during which shots were discharged.
Police say Selwyn Bess, who was also in the shop during the shooting, was later found dead with a suspected gunshot wound to his chest.
His body is at the Bartica Hospital mortuary awaiting a post mortem examination.
According to the police, a man is in custody assisting with the investigations.
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