Security guard gunned down at supermarket

(Kaieteur News) – A 37-year-old security guard was shot dead on Thursday afternoon while on duty at Lida Supermarket, located at Sussex Street, Georgetown.

Dead is Esan Rose, of Laing Avenue, who was employed with CMC Security Service. According to police, the incident occurred at about 3:05 p.m. while Rose was inside the supermarket, approximately five feet from the southern entrance. He was armed with a 9mm service pistol and a magazine containing nine rounds of ammunition.

Investigators said a man wearing a surgical mask and armed with a handgun, approached the supermarket as a pillion rider on a red-and-white XR motorcycle. The pillion rider reportedly disembarked after the motorcycle travelled west along Sussex Street. The motorcycle then continued east along the street while the suspect entered the supermarket.