Bandit escapes after being shot during botched robbery

Apr 28, 2016 News

– Turns up at the hospital minutes later
A licensed firearm holder yesterday shot a suspected bandit in the face after he was caught in the man’s business place at the A and N Electronic Store located on Croal Street, Georgetown.

The store where the bandit was shot during a botched robbery.

After being shot, the alleged bandit managed to escape from the scene but later turned up at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he remains a patient under police guard.
This incident reportedly occurred around 03:30 hrs.
The alleged bandit has been identified as 45-year-old Leon Obermuller of Alexander Street, Georgetown.
Police in a statement said that the licensed firearm holder and owner of the A and N Electronic Store, Nishal Ramnarine, responded to his security alarm system and encountered a man who had broken and entered the building.
According to the release, the burglar attacked the businessman and a confrontation ensued during which the bandit was shot to his face.
Yesterday, the businessman explained that he received a telephone call from a security company and was informed that the alarm on his business went off.
Ramnarine added that he went to his store and observed that one of the doors to his premises was opened.
While two security guards were on the lookout outside of the building, the businessman said that he went into the store and made it up the stairs where he noticed a man with an iron bar in his hand.
Kaieteur News understands that when the bandit saw the businessman, he attempted to hit him with the iron bar. Ramnarine, in an attempt to save himself, opened fire, wounding the man.
“I ordered him to sit on the step while I called the police. Two security guards were guarding him,” the licensed firearm holder said.
He further claimed that it was when he went to call the police that the bandit pushed down one of the security guards and escaped.
The shot bandit later turned up at the hospital for treatment. Investigations are ongoing.
On October 28, last, two men were remanded to prison on four counts of armed robbery when they appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate Court.
They were accused of robbing the aforementioned store on October 23 last. They reportedly stole 34 cell phones valued at $1.5M.
On the same day, they also robbed Kevin Moonsammy of one cellular phone and $20,000 cash -total value of $65,000.
And, Lawrence Figueira was robbed of a laptop computer valued $85,000, a mobile phone worth $80,000, a finger ring and $160,000 cash- all totaling $345,000.