Woman shot in crossfire between cop, fleeing bandit
A mother of eight was accidentally shot in the vicinity of the Stabroek Market during a shootout between a policeman and a fleeing bandit yesterday afternoon. The woman, Jean Rodrigues, 54, of 35 Crane, West Coast Demerara, was rushed to the Georgetown Public
Hospital, where she was admitted as a patient. The shooting occurred sometime after 4 pm. Acting Crime Chief Hugh Jessemy last evening told Stabroek News the woman was accidentally shot by a round discharged by an armed bandit. From preliminary reports, he said, a traffic rank responded to a robbery and chased behind the suspect and rounds were discharged in the direction of the police. Jessemy explained that they are currently working to capture the suspect to have a full understanding of what occurred during the chase. He noted that the rank is also assisting with investigations. However, Rodrigues’ family is claiming that she was shot by the police.