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A well-known criminal offender in Berbice was yesterday shot dead when he reportedly attacked a police officer with a knife and machete yesterday.Marlon shepherd, 29 of 49 Smythfield,wholesale nfl jerseys, New Amsterdam, was shot in his chest when he attacked the officer who was trying to apprehend him shortly after midnight Saturday.Police in a statement yesterday said that an Assistant Superintendent of Police who acted on a reported robbery at Matthew Allen and Strand Road, New Amsterdam, pursued the suspect who was riding a bicycle, after he was pointed out by the victim.When the police officer caught up with the assailant at Republic Road and Cheddi Jagan Street,nfl jerseys china, New Amsterdam,cheap jerseys from china, he made all efforts to arrest Shepherd but was confronted with his threatening behaviour. The police officer claimed that in spite of his appeals for the suspect to desist, Shepherd continued to advance towards him with a machete and a knife, and he was subsequently forced to discharge a live round to his chest.Kaieteur News was informed that the mother of the deceased,cheap nfl jerseys elite, Joanna Shepherd, was contacted by the police around 06: 30 hours yesterday to go to the hospital to identify her son�� body. The dead man�� relatives are not too pleased with the way he met his death.They claimed that Shepherd was ��illed out of ignorance by a senior officer.��amily members explained that Shepherd called ��ritters��was employed at Rainbow Bar, Republic and Charles Place, New Amsterdam.They told this newspaper that on Saturday night, he left his workplace intoxicated and was heading home on his bicycle when he was confronted by the police officer.Although he had several minor brushes with the law involving two jail terms for possession of illegal drugs,cheap jerseys, relatives stressed that ��e does not thief.��A cousin of the deceased said, ��e like smoke he lil weed but he don�� interfere with anyone.��elatives are demanding a thorough investigation into the killing, since they claimed that efforts to get a report from officials at the Central Police Station in New Amsterdam proved futile.Kaieteur News understands that Shepherd was before the courts on a charge of robbery under arms. This resulted from investigations into a report where on February 12,jerseys from china, 2013,cheap jerseys elite, while armed with a cutlass, he attacked Daryl Edwards,jerseys cheap nfl, 18, of Tucber Park, New Amsterdam,cheap nfl jerseys, and took away his cell phone and jewellery. |
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