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Guard shot during attack on female mining firm boss
Mining company owner Shelly Singh was left traumatized after gunmen shot a security guard and wounded one of her employees after cornering the victims in Mrs. Singh’s pickup outside her Eccles, East Bank Demerara
Shelly Singh (left) with detectives at the scene.
residence at around 15.00 hrs yesterday.
But the two gunmen and their driver were forced to flee empty-handed after the wounded guard discharged several rounds at the attackers. According to a source, the guard believes that he may have wounded at least one of the gunmen, since the shootout occurred at relatively close range.
A relative of Mrs. Singh said that a bullet grazed the back of the head of one of Mrs. Singh’s employees. He was treated but was not admitted.
Kaieteur News understands that Crime Scene ranks found two warheads lodged in one of the door panels of Mrs. Singh’s pickup. At least eight spent shells were found close to the driveway.
Relatives believe that the gunmen trailed Mrs. Singh from a city commercial bank.
Kaieteur News was told that Shelly Singh, accompanied by an employee and a guard, had conducted a transaction at Demerara Bank Limited on Camp Street. They then headed to Singh’s home in Eccles. But just as they entered the driveway, a grey car stopped nearby and two men exited. Both reportedly had handguns.
There was a brief exchange of gunfire between the bandits and the security guard, who had armed himself with Mrs. Singh’s handgun.
The gunmen eventually retreated, while the injured were taken to a hospital.
Singh’s relative who spoke to Kaieteur News said he was upset that investigators had asked the mining company owner to hand over her firearm. However, a police source said that this was a routine aspect of such an investigation.
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