Three bandits killed in police shootout at Georgetown seawall

Mar 16, 2018 News

…said to be gang pouncing on bank customers
Items recovered:
*A 9mm Pistol
*A magazine with seven live rounds
*Supernumerary precept
*Driver’s licence
*Ten passports
*A key used by ‘trunkers’
*Two handcuff keys
*Bandana and clothing.

The 9MM firearm, passports and other items recovered by police

Three men were shot dead yesterday during a confrontation with police at the Georgetown seawall in the vicinity of the Guyana National Service (GNS) ground. Law enforcement officials described the shooting as resulting from increased surveillance in response to the recent spate of robberies committed on customers after they had conducted financial transactions at various commercial banks.
Dead are Dextroy Cordis, known as Dutty, 46, of Grove, East Bank Demerara; Kwame Assanah, of Buxton, East Coast Demerara; and Errol Adams aka Dynamite, 57, of Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast and also of Buxton.
A fourth man who arrived on the scene with Adams on a CG motorcycle, managed to elude police.
Assanah and Adams were previously arrested in connection with several offences while Cordis was previously granted bail on a simple larceny charge in relation to trunking.
A 9mm pistol along with a magazine containing seven live rounds and four spent shells were found next to Cordis ‘s body.
Motorcar, PTT 9034, a black Toyota IST, which was being driven by Assanah at the time of the confrontation, was searched. The car was registered to Claire James of Lamaha Park.
Items found included a supernumerary precept, one driver’s licence, ten passports belonging to Assanah and family members, a key used by trunkers, two handcuff keys, a bandana and clothing. Events started unfolding at about 10:30hrs.
According to police, ‘operatives’ performing duty around Scotiabank on Robb Street observed a motorcar with two suspicious looking characters in the vicinity. Assanah and Cordis have since been identified as the two men police operatives spotted in the car.

Dead: Dextroy Cordis

Further, ranks of an anti-crime patrol in an unmarked vehicle were alerted and followed the two men in the vehicle.
By this time, the police stated that they observed the suspects following a customer who had exited Scotiabank and was in a motorcar. Police trailed the suspects to the Kingston Seawall where the customer had reportedly parked.
Some time about noon, the two suspicious looking characters in the motorcar drove up to the customer’s vehicle and exited, one brandishing a small arm at the customer.
According to investigators, the police anti-crime patrol, which by now was in close proximity called out to the suspicious looking characters, but the one who was armed discharged several rounds at the police who returned fire.
Following the initial exchange, Cordis and Assanah were shot dead.
Police stated that seconds after the initial exchange of gunfire, two males were observed on a CG motorcycle in close proximity to the motorcar driven by Assanah.
Investigators stated that one of the two persons on the motorcycle discharged several rounds at the police who again returned fire which resulted in the death of Adams. His accomplice sped away on the motorcycle reportedly with the firearm.
The roof and windshield of the police anti-crime vehicle were damaged by the gunfire from the suspects.
Following several incidents of robbery under arms, committed on customers who would have gone to various commercial banks to conduct financial transactions within recent times, surveillance and collaboration with key stakeholders were improved.