Man shot dead after attacking police escorting ballot boxes

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A man was fatally shot after attacking police ranks escorting two ballot boxes in the Cuyuni area Sunday afternoon.

Police said in a statement that investigations are being conducted into the fatal shooting of an unknown man of mixed race, which occurred at Maripa Dukwari Landing, Cuyuni River.

According to the police, initial information obtained from two police ranks at the scene was that they were on duty escorting two ballot boxes to Maripa Dukwari and Kurutuku.

While at the Maripa Dukwari Landing, the ranks were attacked by three armed men who attempted to take the police officers’ firearms, during which one of them was fatally shot.

The shot man was armed with handguns – 9mms, which have been recovered, along with one .357 and, 12 rounds of ammunition, by the police, the statement said.

The other two men fled the scene. According to the police, all the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting are not yet very clear, but the initial report suggests that the man who was fatally shot was wanted for a series of armed robberies in the interior and may have been about to commit another robbery at the landing when he confronted the police.

Police from Eteringbang Police Station and 70kms Buck Hall have left to visit the scene. The ballot boxes and ballot materials are all intact. Confirmation as to what exactly took place will be provided shortly, police said.

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