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A man and a woman are now nursing gunshot injuries after a Police rank’s service weapon accidently went off during an uproar at the R&B Sports Bar, Coverden, East Bank Demerara (EBD), on Saturday morning.
Injured are Linden Samuels, 33, of Soesdyke, EBD and Odessa Glasgow, 27, of Belle Alliance, Essequibo Coast.
According to reports, Police ranks responded to a report of disorderly behavior at the bar at about 01:30h. Information further revealed that when the ranks arrived at the bar, they observed a group of individuals behaving in an obscene manner, and as such, requested that they desist from doing so. Samuels was reportedly among the group that was threatening patrons.
Guyana Times was told that Samuels, who was highly intoxicated, reportedly approached the Police rank and attempted to remove his service weapon. As such, a scuffle ensued and it was during the scuffle, that the Police Officer’s weapon went off hitting the drunken man to his abdomen and the waitress to the right thigh.
Both Samuels and the waitress were taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where they were treated and referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for further medical attention.
Guyana Times understands that several patrons have since reported that Samuels is a nuisance in the neighbourhood, since he is int he habit of creating confrontations with persons whenever he is intoxicated.
This publication also understands that several eyewitnesses have given statements and corroborated the report given by the Police rank.
The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) have since launched an investigation into the incident.