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SHOT DEAD: Constable Nandkumar Mohabir

JOINT PATROLS: one of the security checkpoints along the East Coast Public Road yesterday manned by members of the Army and Police.

HEAVY build-up of traffic yesterday on the East Coast Public Road as members of the Army and Police carry out security checks.

Cop killed in Buxton attack

A POLICE Constable was shot dead last night when gunmen opened fire on a mobile Police patrol in Buxton, East Coast Demerara.

Constable 18043 Nandkumar Mohabir, of Enmore, East Coast Demerara, was the fourth Policeman shot dead in attacks so far this year.

Police said gunmen opened fire on the patrol at about 18:25 hrs at Public Road and Brushe Dam, Buxton.

The patrol was going east on Public Road when the vehicle came under fire, a Police press release said.

It added that Mohabir, 25, who was the driver, was fatally shot.

Constable 18755 Surujballi, 24, attached to the Vigilance Police Station, also on the East Coast Demerara, who was a member of the patrol, received injuries when he attempted to escape the murderous gunfire, Police said.

The release said he was receiving medical attention.

Mohabir, also known as Ricky, was rushed to the St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Georgetown where he died shortly afterwards.

His death came as the Police and Army yesterday stepped up heavy joint patrols in Buxton and other parts of the East Coast.

Soldiers and Police manned roadblocks at several points along the East Coast highway and there were long queues of vehicles up to late last night.

Buxton residents said there was a heavy exchange of gunfire late into the night but at press time the shooting had stopped.

Police and the Army, however, maintained a heavy presence in the area.

The death of Mohabir is the latest in a series of brutal killings of members of the Police Force, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and the Prison Service since last April 20, following the daring and infamous February 23 escape by five dangerous criminals from the Georgetown Prison.

For last year since the jailbreak, the number of law enforcement officers killed was 13.

Mohabir was single and lived at 33 `B' Enmore Pasture.

His parents Rajendra, also known as Gap, and Chitreka Mohabir, reside in Canada.

Nandkumar was the last of four children.

Among those left to mourn are his two sisters Indi and Nado and a brother Rishi.

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Gunmen kill another Policeman

ANOTHER Policeman was executed in cold blood yesterday morning - the fifth cop killed for the year so far.

Dead is Police Constable Deon Joseph 18343, who was gunned down while riding north along E Field Dam in Sophia, Georgetown at about 09:10 hrs, Police said.

Residents in the area said two men ambushed the 30-year-old Policeman, shot him several times and fled as the Constable fell to the ground bleeding from his wounds.

Residents who gathered at the scene recalled hearing several gunshots.

A bloodstain on the mud dam marked the spot where the cop was executed.

Police in a press release said Joseph was fatally shot about 100 metres from his residence.

Two assailants suddenly confronted the Policeman and opened fire, shooting him eight times about the body, Police stated.

He was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Police said his service revolver and six live rounds were stolen by the killers, both of whom are known.

Shortly after the killing, the Guyana Defence Force helicopter flew around the area.

With the helicopter overhead, several four-wheel drive vehicles with armed Policemen clad in bulletproof vests traversed the dams and streets in the area looking for the killers.

Constable Joseph, who joined the Force on February 4 2000, was last stationed at Kitty Police Station.

The release said the Commissioner and ranks of the Guyana Police Force expressed sincere condolences to the family and friends on the death of Constable Joseph.

Residents in the area expressed shock at the daylight execution and one man lamented that nowhere seemed to be safe anymore.

He recalled hailing out morning greetings to `Joe', as the Policeman was fondly known in the area, a few hours before he met his demise.

Constable Joseph completed building his wooden house in December and was living there with his wife, residents said.

Policemen have been targeted by criminals since the crime upsurge almost a year ago.