GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Law enforcement officials say they have shot and killed prison escapee and double-murder suspect Akeem Wong, during an operation at the ‘Groete Creek’ Backdam, Essequibo River on Sunday.
In a brief statement, the police said Wong had escaped from the Mazaruni Prison on February 15 this year and had been on the run since.
The statement said he was sighted Sunday by a team of joint services members and that upon seeing the law enforcement officials, “the escapee emerged from some bushes and charged towards them whilst wielding a cutlass.
“He was fired upon and fatally wounded. He fell to the ground and was relieved of his weapon. The body has been escorted to Bartica Hospital,” the statement said.
Among the items found in his possession are three SIM cards and one cellular phone which police hope could lead to clues about who might have been supporting him or whom he had been in contact with since he escaped from prison.
Wong was wanted for killing taxi driver, 49-year-old David Gomes and his 75-year-old mother Nellie Gomes on March 8.
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