The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating a shooting incident that occurs in Block ‘E’ Sophia, Greater Georgetown. According to initial reports, the incident happens on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at about 09:20 a.m. A 19-year-old labourer from the area is injured during the shooting. Both outlets state that police officers on mobile patrol receive information that the teenager is wanted in connection with armed robbery. The reports describe the shooting in connection with that information, prompting the involvement of the OPR to examine the circumstances. No additional details on the investigation’s findings, the source of the shooting, or the condition of the injured man are provided in the available summaries. The OPR probe is presented as a renewed effort to review police conduct and the events leading to the injury, following receipt of the incident and related information by patrol officers.
OPR investigates shooting incident at Sophia leaving 19-year-old injured
The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating a shooting incident that occurs in Block ‘E’ Sophia, Greater Georgetown. According to initial reports, the incident happens on Thursday...
- The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) investigates a shooting incident in Block ‘E’ Sophia, Georgetown.
- The incident is reported to occur on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at about 09:20 a.m.
- A 19-year-old labourer from the address is injured.
- Police officers on mobile patrol receive information that the teenager is wanted in connection with armed robbery.
- OPR involvement is initiated following the incident and initial enquiries.
THE Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating a shooting incident which occurred on Thursday May 28, 2026, about 09:20hrs at Block ‘E’ Sophia, Georgetown, during which a 19-year-old labourer of the said address was injured. Initial enquiries revealed that ranks on mobile patrol duty received information that the 19-year-old was wanted in connection […]
2 months agoThe Office of Professional Responsibility has been once again called to investigate another shooting incident, this time at Block ‘E’ Sophia, Greater Georgetown, which has left a 19-year-old laborer injured. According to reports, police were on mobile patrol duties when they received information that the teenager, who was wanted in connection with armed robbery, was […] The post OPR launces probe into shooting of Sophia teen appeared first on INews Guyana.
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